Louis William Bonsib (Indiana, 1892-1979)
Louis Bonsib was a landscape artist born in Vincennes, Indiana. He remained active in that state as a painter and teacher, serving as president of the Fort Wayne Art School in 1948 and 1949. He earned his AB Degree from Indiana University in 1916, and in 1971 was awarded an honorary doctorate by Vincennes University. He exhibited widely including the Hoosier Salon and in Ogunquit, Maine. His paintings are in the Fort Wayne public schools and the Fort Wayne Art Museum. Source: “Who Was Who in American Art” by Peter Falk
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