Bixler, William A. (William Allen), 1876-1961.

Dates:
Birth 1876
Death 1961

Biographical notes:

Artist and poet. William A. Bixler became famous for his painting, "Ol' Swimming Hole," after James Whitcomb Riley's famous poem of the same title. Bixler copied the picture by hand 5,000 times between 1912 and 1918.

From the description of William A. Bixler's James Whitcomb Riley collection, 1913-1949. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 436464199

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