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Museums page for Walter Henry Williams ((1920 - 1998)), known for Black child figures playing, landscape, genre, animal, fowl painting, woodcuts. Showing 20 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1920 Brooklyn, New York - 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark. Known for: Black child figures playing, landscape, genre, animal, fowl painting, woodcuts.
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his father gained custody and was very strict. As a result, Williams became introverted, retreating into a dream world of his own making. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up there, working... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his father gained custody and was very strict. As a result, Williams became introverted, retreating into a dream world of his own making. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up there, working as a house painter until he was drafted into the United States Army. He served from 1942 to 1945 in France and was assigned the grim task of burying soldiers. Using the GI Bill, he went to the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1951 until 1955 where... Read full biography
WALTER HENRY WILLIAMS, JR. (1920-1998). Walter Henry Williams favorite subjects were black children playing in fields of flowers—reflective perhaps of his own restricted childhood and his lifelong desire for freedom. His mother had encouraged his art making, but she died when he was age five; his father gained custody and was very strict. As a result, Williams became introverted, retreating into a dream world of his own making. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up there, working as a house painter until he was drafted into the United States Army. He served from 1942 to 1945 in France and was assigned the grim task of burying soldiers. Using the GI Bill, he went to the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1951 until 1955 where his instructors were Ben Shahn and Reuben Tam. He was given a scholarship to attend the Skowhegan School of Painting a... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (20)
All MuseumsAmistad Research Center
Tulane University-Tilton Hall
6823 Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118Binghamton University Art Museum
Po Box 6000
Vestal Parkway East
Binghamton, NY 13902Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45202Fisk University Galleries
1000 17th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37208Flint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503Howard University Gallery of Art
Howard University
2455 6th Street
Washington, DC 20059Joslyn Art Museum
2200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68102La Salle University Art Museum
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Amherst College
Po Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801Syracuse University Art Collection
Syracuse University
Sims Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244The Art Museum, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1018The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014