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1880 Newport, Rhode Island - 1958 Stockton, New Jersey. Known for: Portrait, figure, genre and landscape painting, writing.
A painter, illustrator and cartoonist, William Cotton depicted portraits and figures and did magazine illustrations including for The New Yorker. He was also a muralist and cartoonist, and his murals... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and cartoonist, William Cotton depicted portraits and figures and did magazine illustrations including for The New Yorker. He was also a muralist and cartoonist, and his murals are in theatres in New York City as well as in the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and cartoonist, William Cotton depicted portraits and figures and did magazine illustrations including for The New Yorker. He was also a muralist and cartoonist, and his murals are in theatres in New York City as well as in the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in Easton's Beach in Newport, Rhode Island. Cotton was born in Stockton, New Jersey, and his birth date has been given as both 1880 and 1885, but likely is 1880 because that is what he listed in his entries in... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and cartoonist, William Cotton depicted portraits and figures and did magazine illustrations including for The New Yorker. He was also a muralist and cartoonist, and his murals are in theatres in New York City as well as in the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in Easton's Beach in Newport, Rhode Island. Cotton was born in Stockton, New Jersey, and his birth date has been given as both 1880 and 1885, but likely is 1880 because that is what he listed in his entries in Who's Who in American Art of 1947 and 1953. Exhibition venues included the National Academy of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy and the Corcoran Gallery. Source:. Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who's Who in American Art... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and cartoonist, William Cotton depicted portraits and figures and did magazine illustrations including for The New Yorker. He was also a muralist and cartoonist, and his murals are in theatres in New York City as well as in the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in Easton's Beach in Newport, Rhode Island. Cotton was born in Stockton, New Jersey, and his birth date has been given as both 1880 and 1885, but likely is 1880 because that is what he listed in his entries in Who's Who in American Art of 1947 and 1953. Exhibition venues included the National Academy of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy and the Corcoran Gallery. Source:. Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who's Who in American Art... Read full biography
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Keywords (46)
Art Method
- •Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
- •France After 1900
- •Germany After 1900
- •Italy
Art Association
- •American (National) Society of Portrait Painters, Artists
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Newport Art Association, Rhode Island
- •Portrait Society of America, National Portrait Society
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Jean Paul Laurens
- •Joseph DeCamp
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Cowles Art School, Boston, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Julius Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •THE NEW YORKER Magazine Illustration, Cartoon or Photography
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Newport Art Association, Rhode Island-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
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