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1900 Lemberg, Austria (now L'vov, Ukraine) - 1961 New York City. Known for: Book illustration, graphics.
The following is from Kathleen Lundgren:. I'd like to submit a biography for William Sharp, as stated in a Random House, NY, Publishers book A Treasury of Stephen Foster. William Sharp was the... Read full biography
The following is from Kathleen Lundgren:. I'd like to submit a biography for William Sharp, as stated in a Random House, NY, Publishers book A Treasury of Stephen Foster. William Sharp was the illustrator for it. I have a copy of the first printing, 1946 which states on the dust cover that "William... Read full biography
The following is from Kathleen Lundgren:. I'd like to submit a biography for William Sharp, as stated in a Random House, NY, Publishers book A Treasury of Stephen Foster. William Sharp was the illustrator for it. I have a copy of the first printing, 1946 which states on the dust cover that "William Sharp began his career as an artist by painting murals and designing stain glass windows in his native Poland. Since his arrival in America, he has illustrated the stories of Ernest Hemingway, Thomas... Read full biography
The following is from Kathleen Lundgren:. I'd like to submit a biography for William Sharp, as stated in a Random House, NY, Publishers book A Treasury of Stephen Foster. William Sharp was the illustrator for it. I have a copy of the first printing, 1946 which states on the dust cover that "William Sharp began his career as an artist by painting murals and designing stain glass windows in his native Poland. Since his arrival in America, he has illustrated the stories of Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Mann and others. His illustrations for The Diary of Samuel Pepys, The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and a volume of Dickens has brought him fame. He has made several portfolios of etchings, aquatints, and lithographs of many phases of American life."... Read full biography
The following is from Kathleen Lundgren:. I'd like to submit a biography for William Sharp, as stated in a Random House, NY, Publishers book A Treasury of Stephen Foster. William Sharp was the illustrator for it. I have a copy of the first printing, 1946 which states on the dust cover that "William Sharp began his career as an artist by painting murals and designing stain glass windows in his native Poland. Since his arrival in America, he has illustrated the stories of Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Mann and others. His illustrations for The Diary of Samuel Pepys, The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and a volume of Dickens has brought him fame. He has made several portfolios of etchings, aquatints, and lithographs of many phases of American life."... Read full biography
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Keywords (25)
Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Art Association
- •Boston Artists Asssociation
Added Description
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
- •Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art