词条 | Will Vawter |
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Early life and educationNamed John William Vawter at birth, Vawter was known as Will Vawter both personally and professionally. Vawter moved with his family to Greenfield, Indiana, from West Virginia at age six. While living in Greenfield, Vawter developed a close working relationship with poet James Whitcomb Riley, another resident of Greenfield. Vawter illustrated eleven volumes of Riley poems often using local residents as models.[2] Later life and artistic careerVawter was married to Mary Vawter, an accomplished poet and landscape artist. The couple divorced in 1923. Vawter moved to Nashville, Indiana, to join the Brown County Art Colony permanently in 1908. He had two residences in the area, one a studio in town, the other a {{convert|57|acre|hectare}} estate about a half mile outside of Nashville. Vawter died in Nashville, Indiana, in 1941. Selected works
References1. ^Ask Art on line entry accessed on December 18, 2007. 2. ^Our Brown County web site accessed on December 18, 2007. External links{{Wikisource|A Defective Santa Claus}}
7 : 1871 births|1941 deaths|Artists from Indiana|American illustrators|People from Greenfield, Indiana|People from Brown County, Indiana|Artists from West Virginia |
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