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1866 Lawrence, Kansas - 1940 Laguna Beach, California. Known for: Landscape, figure, portrait, marine.
Biography as found in Artists in California 1876-1940 by Edan Hughes, courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts. William Griffith was born in Lawrence, Kansas on August 19, 1866. He studied art at the Washington... Read full biography
Biography as found in Artists in California 1876-1940 by Edan Hughes, courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts. William Griffith was born in Lawrence, Kansas on August 19, 1866. He studied art at the Washington University in St. Louis and in 1890 furthered his art studies in Paris at Academie Julian under... Read full biography
Biography as found in Artists in California 1876-1940 by Edan Hughes, courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts. William Griffith was born in Lawrence, Kansas on August 19, 1866. He studied art at the Washington University in St. Louis and in 1890 furthered his art studies in Paris at Academie Julian under Constant and Lefebvre. Returning to his native state, he taught art for over 20 years at Kansas University. In 1918, while on a sabbatical leave, he visited his old friend and former classmate, Benjamin... Read full biography
Biography as found in Artists in California 1876-1940 by Edan Hughes, courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts. William Griffith was born in Lawrence, Kansas on August 19, 1866. He studied art at the Washington University in St. Louis and in 1890 furthered his art studies in Paris at Academie Julian under Constant and Lefebvre. Returning to his native state, he taught art for over 20 years at Kansas University. In 1918, while on a sabbatical leave, he visited his old friend and former classmate, Benjamin Chambers Brown in Laguna Beach. Two years later Griffith moved to Laguna Beach where he became an influential member of the art colony and served as president of the local art association. Before his move to California, he painted many portraits, but... Read full biography
Biography as found in Artists in California 1876-1940 by Edan Hughes, courtesy of DeRu's Fine Arts. William Griffith was born in Lawrence, Kansas on August 19, 1866. He studied art at the Washington University in St. Louis and in 1890 furthered his art studies in Paris at Academie Julian under Constant and Lefebvre. Returning to his native state, he taught art for over 20 years at Kansas University. In 1918, while on a sabbatical leave, he visited his old friend and former classmate, Benjamin Chambers Brown in Laguna Beach. Two years later Griffith moved to Laguna Beach where he became an influential member of the art colony and served as president of the local art association. Before his move to California, he painted many portraits, but soon turned his attention to the surrounding landscape. Working in oil and pastel, Griffith also painted many beach scenes and marines.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Desert Landscape
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Catalina Island
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Art Club-
- •Salons of America
Art Teacher
- •Benjamin Jean-Joseph Constant
- •Jules-Joseph Lefebvre
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •St. Louis School of Fine Art, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Marine Before 1900
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Edgar B Davis Competition, Texas
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Art Club
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--