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1883 Cincinnati, Ohio - 1953 New York City. Known for: Female figure and genre painting, magazine illustration.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, William Foster became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California. At age 12, he moved with his family... Read full biography
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, William Foster became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California. At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied... Read full biography
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, William Foster became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California. At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied with Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. His early ambition was to be a violinist, but he was re-focused on fine art when he saw a painting by Albert Ceck Wenzell. In 1902, he went to New York... Read full biography
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, William Foster became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California. At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied with Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. His early ambition was to be a violinist, but he was re-focused on fine art when he saw a painting by Albert Ceck Wenzell. In 1902, he went to New York City where he painted scenery for theaters, auditoriums, and large department stores. He also studied at the New York School with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, and from 1903 to 1931, he worked as an illustrator and with a brief teaching stint... Read full biography
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, William Foster became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California. At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied with Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. His early ambition was to be a violinist, but he was re-focused on fine art when he saw a painting by Albert Ceck Wenzell. In 1902, he went to New York City where he painted scenery for theaters, auditoriums, and large department stores. He also studied at the New York School with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, and from 1903 to 1931, he worked as an illustrator and with a brief teaching stint in 1919 at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1903, he sold his first illustration, a depiction of high society, to Life magazine, a... Read full biography
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Keywords (49)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •California Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •Frank Duveneck
- •Joseph Henry Sharp
- •Robert Henri
- •William Merritt Chase
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Art Institute of Chicago (School Of), Teacher
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Teacher
- •Cincinnati Academy of Art, Student
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Thomas B Clarke Prize, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Camouflage Artist
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Illustrator, Photographer
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts