William Glackens
Painting, Visual Artist
1870 – 1938
Who was William Glackens?
William James Glackens was an American realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan School of American art. He is also known for his work in helping Albert C. Barnes to acquire the European paintings that form the nucleus of the famed Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. His dark-hued, vibrantly painted street scenes and depictions of daily life in pre-WW I New York and Paris first established his reputation as a major artist. His later work was brighter in tone and showed the strong influence of Renoir. During much of his career as a painter, Glackens also worked as an illustrator for newspapers and magazines in Philadelphia and New York City.
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1870
Philadelphia - Also known as
- William James Glackens
- William J. Glackens
- Spouses
- Edith Dimock
(1904 - )
- Edith Dimock
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Central High School
- Lived in
- Westport
- New York City
- Philadelphia
- Died
- May 22, 1938
Westport
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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