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Birth
1912 (Hopedale, Massachusetts)
Death
2003 (New York City)
Lived/Active
Massachusetts
Subject to Copyright
Often Known For
portrait, marine, townscape, genre
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William Franklin Draper, born in Hopedale, Massachusetts, became one of
America's more noted combat and portraits artists, who depicted many of
the country's wealthiest and most prominent individuals. His portrait
of John F. Kennedy hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington
DC., and in 1999, he received the Gold Medal from the National Portrait
Society, its highest honor.
His father was Clare H. Draper and
his mother Mathilda Engamn Draper. He first studied to (showing 500 of 4160 characters). |
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