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Adele Williams (1858 to 1952) The youngest of five children, Adele Williams’ artistic talents were nurtured at an early age by both her parents and siblings. Following an ambitious schooling for females of the period, William began to focus on her painting. She completed her first commission at the age of 19; a portrait of the great late Richmond business leader, Bolling Walker Haxall. Portraiture proved to be lucrative and this was only the [...] Click here to continue reading. Simon Willard, Clockmaker Simon Willard, born 3 April 1753, was the eighth child of Benjamin and Sarah Willard, descendents of Major Simon Willard, the founder of Concord, Massachusetts. Among the famous Willard clockmaking sons, Simon was the second eldest brother among Benjamin, Ephraim and Aaron Willard. Simon worked in his hometown of Grafton until he moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts in the late 1770′s. As a clockmaker, Simon was a prodigy who was making [...] Click here to continue reading. Aaron Willard, Clockmaker Aaron Willard, born 13 October 1757, was the tenth child of Benjamin and Sarah Willard, descendents of Major Simon Willard, the founder of Concord, Massachusetts. Aaron was the youngest the four famous Willard clockmaking brothers including Benjamin, Simon and Ephraim. Aaron worked in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Boston where he set-up his “factory”. He died in Boston on May 20, 1844. Aaron Willard Jr. (born 1783, died 1864) was the son of [...] Click here to continue reading. Roy Wilhelm (1895-1954) An Ohio artist, Wilhelm studied in Cleveland with E. Novotny, E. Gruppe, and H. Keller. He was a member of the Akron Society of Artists, North Shore Art Association, Buffalo Society of Artists, and the Ohio Watercolor Club. He exhibited primarily landscapes and harbor scenes throughout the 1930s-40s, and his work is included in the collections of Ohio Bell Telephone, Akron Art Institute, and the Ohio Federation Womens Club. Ephraim Willard, Clockmaker Ephraim Willard was the third brother in the famous clockmaking family of Benjamin, Simon, Ephraim and Aaron Willard. Ephraim was born in 1755 and worked in Medford and Roxbury, Massachusetts, Boston and New York. For the complete story of this remarkable family, see Simon Willard and His Clocks, 1968, by John Ware Willard. Benjamin Willard (died 1803) was the eldest brother in the famous clockmaking family of Benjamin, Simon, Ephraim and Aaron Willard. Benjamin was born in 1743 and worked in Grafton, Lexington and Roxbury, Massachusetts, Boston and Baltimore. Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962) Guy Wiggins was born in Lyme, Conn., and was educated there at his father’s (John Carleton Wiggins) art school. Before he settled on a career as a painter, the younger Wiggins worked with the Foreign Service. He would paint local scenes wherever he was posted. After taking an early retirement from the job, Wiggins entered the Art Students League in New York, followed by a course of study in [...] Click here to continue reading. Ed Wiener (1918 to 1991) Inspired by the work of Sam Kramer and Frank Rebajes, Ed Wiener became a studio jeweler in the 1940s, with establishments in Provincetown, Cape Cod and New York City. Progressing from two dimensional pieces inspired by Picasso, to three dimensional work in the manner of Calder, Wiener’s aesthetic and technical abilities continued to evolve. Information courtesy of Skinner, Inc. September 2007 Minor White (1908 to 1976) Minor White was influenced by his grandfather, an amateur photographer, who gave White his first camera around the age of eight. White studied botany and poetry at the University of Minnesota. After serving in the Army during World War II, White moved to New York to learn about museum and curatorial studies. It was there that he met Alfred Stieglitz, whose work and ideas about his Equivalent series [...] Click here to continue reading. George W. White (1826 – ?) George W. White was born in 1826 in Oxford, Ohio, and entered an artist’s career in 1843. He supplemented his means for a time traveling as a minstrel but returned to Cincinnati in 1847 where he shared rooms with many artists including Duncanson, Eaton, Brannon & Sonntag. He became a member of the Artists’ Union on its formation and sold several pictures for a thousand dollars each. Among [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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