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1875 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 1956 Bath, New York. Known for: Marine genre and ship painting, combat illustration.
William James Aylward (1875-1956), master of seafaring art, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father worked in a shipyard and as captain of a Great Lakes sailing vessel. "My love of the the... Read full biography
William James Aylward (1875-1956), master of seafaring art, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father worked in a shipyard and as captain of a Great Lakes sailing vessel. "My love of the the water and of things pertaining to it began at an early age," Aylward wrote. After studying at the... Read full biography
William James Aylward (1875-1956), master of seafaring art, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father worked in a shipyard and as captain of a Great Lakes sailing vessel. "My love of the the water and of things pertaining to it began at an early age," Aylward wrote. After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students' League in New York, he studied at Howard Pyle's Wilmington, Delaware school of illustration. There he learned to combine his two great passions, painting... Read full biography
William James Aylward (1875-1956), master of seafaring art, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father worked in a shipyard and as captain of a Great Lakes sailing vessel. "My love of the the water and of things pertaining to it began at an early age," Aylward wrote. After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students' League in New York, he studied at Howard Pyle's Wilmington, Delaware school of illustration. There he learned to combine his two great passions, painting and the sea. He illustrated magazine stories for Harper's and Scribner's written by himself and others, including sea stories by Jack London and Joseph Conrad, and an edition of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Aylward knew the... Read full biography
William James Aylward (1875-1956), master of seafaring art, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father worked in a shipyard and as captain of a Great Lakes sailing vessel. "My love of the the water and of things pertaining to it began at an early age," Aylward wrote. After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students' League in New York, he studied at Howard Pyle's Wilmington, Delaware school of illustration. There he learned to combine his two great passions, painting and the sea. He illustrated magazine stories for Harper's and Scribner's written by himself and others, including sea stories by Jack London and Joseph Conrad, and an edition of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Aylward knew the sea as few artists do. He went to sea in 1905, a sixteen-month voyage on steamers and sailing ships that took h... Read full biography
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Keywords (47)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Industrial Design
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Brandywine, Pennsylvania
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •American Artists Professional League
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Art Students League of Milwaukee, Founder/Early Member
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Illustrators-
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors
Art Teacher
- •Howard Pyle
Art School
- •Art Students League of Milwaukee, Teacher
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Brandywine School, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Teacher
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
- •Genre Specialty
- •Golden Age Illustrator
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LADIES HOME JOURNAL Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Illustrators
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago