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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. 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. 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. 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. Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988) Jon Whitcomb has made his name synonymous with pictures of young love and glamorous, beautiful young women. During World War II, a series of illustrations for advertisements he created on the theme, “Back Home for Keeps,” became a pin-up fad for women deprived of their husbands or sweethearts. Jon was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and reared in Manitowic, Wisconsin. He attended Ohio Wessleyan University and was graduated from Ohio State University [...] Click here to continue reading. Clifton A. Wheeler (1883-1953) Clifton Wheeler was born in Hadley, Indiana, and studied under William Forsyth, William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, and Kenneth Hayes Miller. While in New York, some of his classmates were George Bellows, Rockwell Kent, and Edward Hopper. After studying some in Italy and France, he married fellow artist Hilah Drake, and the couple settled in Irvington, Indiana. Wheeler taught at the Herron Art Institute and Butler University. He was a [...] Click here to continue reading. Bessie Hoover Wessel (1889-1973) Bessie Wessel was an Indiana-born artist who received her early education through the Cincinnati Art Academy among figures such as Frank Duveneck, Lewis Henry Meakin and Herman Wessel. She later taught at the same institution and was strongly represented in the city. She married her former teacher, Herman Wessel, and the two traveled abroad in summers and worked in Cincinnati for the remainder of their lives. Following the death of [...] Click here to continue reading. Paul Wescott (1904-1970) Wescott was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and chose to develop his artistic talents at the Art Institute of Chicago. Following his education there, he moved east to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. His favorite places to paint were in Pottstown, PA and Friendship Island, Maine. Well known for his Maine coastal scenes, they reflect that area where he had a summer home, “Innisfree”. His professional memberships included the [...] Click here to continue reading. Jose Weiss (French, 1859 to 1919) Jose Weiss was a French artist who moved to England in 1893. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Paris Salon. He was a landscape painter who was influenced by the Barbizon school and frequently painted scenes from the Sussex area. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. John Ellsworth Weis (1892-1962) John Weis, born in Indiana, was a well-known Cincinnati painter who worked in a variety of styles. He served his country in WWI and studied in Paris. He studied under Frank Duveneck, Lewis Henry Meakin, Herman Wessel and other prominent artists at the Cincinnati Art Academy. Weis himself subsequently taught at the Academy for more than 30 years. He passed away in 1962 after a fall in his home. Information [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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