William de Leftwich Dodge
(1867-1935) was an American artist best known for his murals, which were commissioned for both public and private buildings.
Dodge was born at Liberty, Virginia in the Piedmont near Lynchburg. In 1879, his mother, Mary de Leftwich Dodge, an aspiring artist, moved her family to Europe. After living initially in Munich they moved to Paris, where she worked on art. Dodge later followed her example and became an artist. He spent most of his childhood years in France, where his mother was working on art. He studied at the École des Beaux Arts and took first place in the examinations in 1881. He also studied under Jean-Leon Gerôme and with Raphaël Collin at the Academie Colarossi,[1] and traveled to Munich for studies there.
Related Paintings of William de Leftwich Dodge :. | The selector hut | Summer | Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert, | The Sun Peeped oer yon Southland Hills | View from Holman | Related Artists: MORAZZONEItalian Baroque Era Painter, 1573-1625 St Edmundsbury Borough Councilpainted Rose Mead; Barbara Stone in1940 Louis KrevelGermany (1801 -1876 ) - Painter
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