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An example of work by William Alexander Sharp
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| Painter, designer, printmaker. Born in Taunton, England on June 4, 1864, the son of artist Frank Sharp.
After art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago, Sharp taught art for ten years at Stetson University in DeLand, FL. He then spent several years working in Washington, DC before settling in Alhambra, CA in 1907. He taught art at Occidental College for five years, and both designed and installed the stained glass windows in the Mission Inn in Riverside.
Sharp died in Alhambra on Aug. 26, 1944.
Member: Calif. Art Club; Painters & Sculptors of LA; Washington WC Club.
Exh: LACMA, 1924 (solo); NW PM, 1939. AAA 1905-21; SCA; AAW. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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