William B. Rowe

Who was William B. Rowe?

William Bentley Rowe was an American artist and art educator who worked primarily in New York and New Mexico. He was a versatile artist who used a wide range of mediums with great success. He also executed several large murals. Rowe was a leading member of the Art Institute of Buffalo. Other well-known members of the Institute included Charles E. Burchfield, Edwin Dickinson, David Foster Pratt, and Isaac Soyer. However, Rowe was the driving-force behind the Art Institute’s development and growth during the nineteen thirties and forties.