The following information was submitted in March of 2006 by Lucille A. Barnes, a relative of the artist:
Born in Broome County, New York, he was the son of the Reverend and Mrs. William Samuel Davenport. He attended Union Academy (Union Endicott High school) and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Dental School in 1890. Shortly after graduation, he went to Paris, France, and began practicing medicine. There he met James NcNeill Whistler, who became his friend and (showing 500 of 1706 characters). |
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William Davenport is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
Paris Pre 1900
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