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William McGregor Paxton
American 1869 -1941
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Born: |
Baltimore Maryland
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Died: |
Boston Massachusetts
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Active: |
Newton Massachusetts Philadelphia Pennsylvania Provincetown Massachusetts
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Studied: |
Cowles Art School Academie Julien, Paris 1889 - 90; 1892 Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
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Instructors: |
Dennis Miller Bunker Jean Leon Gerome Edmund Charles Tarbell Frank Weston Benson
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Exhibited: |
Boston Art Club 1895 - 1903 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts St. Louis Exposition Corcoran Gallery
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Specialty: |
Painter Instructor Etcher Lithographer
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Style/School: |
Boston School
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Subjects Known For: |
Figural Portraits
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Memberships: |
National Academy of Design ANA 1917; NA 1928
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Teaching Positions: |
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1906 - 1913
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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
William McGregor Paxton attended Cowles Art School, Acadamie Julian (1889-90, 92) and Ecole Des Beaux Arts, where he studied under the painter Gerome. Paxton was an integral part of the Boston School, a group of painters that ...
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Prominent Boston painter William McCregor Paxton is known for his portraits, murals and genre paintings, although he experimented widely in other media, including etching and lithography. Born in 1869 in Baltimore, Pax...
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