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1848 Thetford, Vermont - 1926 Hartford, Connecticut. Known for: Figure-allegory, genre, wood engraver.
A student at the Lowell Institute in Lowell, Massachusetts, William Closson had an early career as an engraver and worked from 1881 to 1883 in Europe where he engraved masterpieces for "Harper's"... Read full biography
A student at the Lowell Institute in Lowell, Massachusetts, William Closson had an early career as an engraver and worked from 1881 to 1883 in Europe where he engraved masterpieces for "Harper's" magazine. In 1888, he created a wood-engraving technique, and he did engraving for Louis Prang. In... Read full biography
A student at the Lowell Institute in Lowell, Massachusetts, William Closson had an early career as an engraver and worked from 1881 to 1883 in Europe where he engraved masterpieces for "Harper's" magazine. In 1888, he created a wood-engraving technique, and he did engraving for Louis Prang. In 1890, he changed his focus from engraving to painting with oils and pastels. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"... Read full biography
A student at the Lowell Institute in Lowell, Massachusetts, William Closson had an early career as an engraver and worked from 1881 to 1883 in Europe where he engraved masterpieces for "Harper's" magazine. In 1888, he created a wood-engraving technique, and he did engraving for Louis Prang. In 1890, he changed his focus from engraving to painting with oils and pastels. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"... Read full biography
A student at the Lowell Institute in Lowell, Massachusetts, William Closson had an early career as an engraver and worked from 1881 to 1883 in Europe where he engraved masterpieces for "Harper's" magazine. In 1888, he created a wood-engraving technique, and he did engraving for Louis Prang. In 1890, he changed his focus from engraving to painting with oils and pastels. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"... Read full biography
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Keywords (44)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •Boston Art Club
- •Copley Society of Boston-
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •Society of Washington Artists (DC)
- •Washington DC Watercolor Society/Association
Art School
- •Lowell Institute-Boston, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Haussner Collection, Baltimore
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Washington Artists, DC
- •Washington (DC) Watercolor Club
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts