March 13.1870-May 22.1938,American painter and illustrator. He graduated in 1889 from Central High School, Philadelphia, where he had known Albert C. Barnes, who later became a noted collector of modern art. He became a reporter-illustrator for the Philadelphia Record in 1891 and later for the Philadelphia Press. In 1892 he began to attend evening classes in drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, studying under Thomas Anshutz. In the same year he became a friend and follower of Robert Henri, who persuaded him to take up oil painting in 1894.   Related Paintings of William J.Glackens :. | Der Hl. Georg und der Drachen | Mist in Kanab Canyon | The Seven Acts of Mercy (detail) dfg | St.Peter Revives Tabitha | View of the Baltic |
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