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William Griffith (1866-1940)
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WILLIAM GRIFFITH Biography
William Griffith was born in Lawrence, Kansas on August 19, 1866. Griffith studied art at the Washington University in St. Louis and in 1890 WA Griffith furthered his art studies in Paris at Academie Julian under Constant and Lefebvre. Returning to his native state, William Griffith taught art for over 20 years at Kansas University. In 1918, while on a sabbatical leave, Griffith visited his old friend and former classmate, Benjamin Chambers Brown in Laguna Beach, CA. Two years later WA Griffith moved to Laguna Beach where he became an influential member of the art colony and served as president of the historically significant Laguna Beach Art Association. Before his move to California, William Griffith painted many portraits, but soon turned his attention to painting California landscapes and desert scenes Working in oil and pastel, WA Griffith also painted several Laguna, CA area beach scenes and marines. He died in Laguna Beach on May 25, 1940. |
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William Griffith is represented in many museum collections, including: “Mount Oread” Mulvane Art Museum Topeka; Spencer Museum of Art,
Lawrence; University Club, San Diego; University of Southern CA; Santa Ana, CA. YMCA; High schools in Santa Ana,
Corona, Burbank, Long Beach & Laguna Beach, CA.; Spencer Museum of Art; Irvine Museum; and the USC Fischer Museum.
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William Griffith received the following awards: AWARDS: Honor key from Delta Phi Delta, 1930; Wyman Crow gold medal, St. Louis, 1899; 1st prize Orange Country Fair, Riverside, 1928; 1st prize, California Artists, Santa Cruz, 1929; 2nd prize, Annual Exhibition of the California Art Club, 1934; 1st prize, Ebell C. Los Angeles, 1936; Honorable mention, Oakland Art Gallery, 1936. William A. Griffith biographical information has been provided by Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940 and other media. | |||||
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