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1920 Brooklyn, New York - 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark. Known for: Black child figures playing, landscape, genre, animal, fowl painting, woodcuts.
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his father gained custody and was very strict. As a result, Williams became introverted, retreating into a dream world of his own making. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up there, working... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his father gained custody and was very strict. As a result, Williams became introverted, retreating into a dream world of his own making. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up there, working as a house painter until he was drafted into the United States Army. He served from 1942 to 1945 in France and was assigned the grim task of burying soldiers. Using the GI Bill, he went to the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1951 until 1955 where... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his father gained custody and was very strict. As a result, Williams became introverted, retreating into a dream world of his own making. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up there, working as a house painter until he was drafted into the United States Army. He served from 1942 to 1945 in France and was assigned the grim task of burying soldiers. Using the GI Bill, he went to the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1951 until 1955 where his instructors were Ben Shahn and Reuben Tam. He was given a scholarship to attend the Skowhegan School of Painting a... Read full biography
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Keywords (37)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Steel, Stainless Steel
- •Tempera
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Denmark
- •Europe
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Italy
- •Mexico and/or Central America
Art Teacher
- •Ben Shahn
- •Gregorio Prestopino
- •Reuben Tam
Art School
- •Brooklyn Museum Art School/Institute, Student
- •Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Hay Whitney Fellowship
- •National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant
- •Silvermine Award, Silvermine Guild of Artists
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Evans-Tibbs Collections
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Silvermine Artists Guild
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts