William J. Parkinson was born February 14, 1899, in Hyrum, Utah. Parkinson remembers even his earliest interests in art. When he was a young boy, he began sketching people in the congregation to occupy himself during church. Throughout his life Parkinson enjoyed going to libraries and other public locations to sketch people.
Parkinson's formal art training came as a student at LDS High School under the direction of Alma B. Wright. He was looked upon by fellow students as (showing 500 of 3610 characters). |
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