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1830 London, England - 1878 Jersey City, New Jersey. Known for: Civil War reportorial-western genre.
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Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The Civil War was beginning. Waud covered numerous assignments in the South including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. He also... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The Civil War was beginning. Waud covered numerous assignments in the South including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. He also recorded the bombardment of Fort Sumter, making it a scoop for Leslie's. After the war officially started, he was confined to the activities of the Union troops. He accompanied Admiral Farragut's fleet in the expedition against New Orleans. In 1864, he left... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The Civil War was beginning. Waud covered numerous assignments in the South including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. He also recorded the bombardment of Fort Sumter, making it a scoop for Leslie's. After the war officially started, he was confined to the activities of the Union troops. He accompanied Admiral Farragut's fleet in the expedition against New Orleans. In 1864, he left Leslie's and joined Harper's where assignments included General Sherman's invasion of the Carolinas and the... Read full biography
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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Virginia Before 1900
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •The Becker Collection: Drawings of the American Civil War
Added Description
- •Architectural Design, Drawing, Forms, Decoration
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Genre Specialty
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LESLIE'S WEEKLY, NEW YORK NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATOR
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Crystal Palace, London, 1851
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators