William Homer Leavitt
Visual Artist
1868 – 1951
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Who was William Homer Leavitt?
William Homer Leavitt was an American portrait painter who married the daughter of politician William Jennings Bryan. For a time, Leavitt was a sought-after society portraitist, until he departed for Paris to pursue his art. He was subsequently divorced by his wife, and his two children were raised by their politician grandfather. Leavitt's two children became the subject of a heated custody battle chronicled in the newspapers of the day.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1868
United States of America - Also known as
- W. H. Leavitt
- Spouses
- Ruth Bryan Owen
(1903 - 1909)
- Ruth Bryan Owen
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 8, 1951
Winthrop
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on July 23, 2013
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