Edgar Melville Ward
Painting, Visual Artist
1839 – 1915
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Who was Edgar Melville Ward?
Edgar Melville Ward was an American genre painter.
Ward was born in Urbana, Ohio. His elder brother was the sculptor, John Quincy Adams Ward. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and in Paris under Cabanel. In 1883 he became a member of the Institut de France and was made a professor there. His paintings which are soundly realistic in execution, include "Breton Washwomen"; "The Sabot Maker"; "The Collar Shop" and "The Quilting Party"; "The Coppersmith".
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- Born
- 1839
Urbana - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- National Academy of Design
- Lived in
- Ohio
- Died
- 1915
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on July 23, 2013
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