Fosdick, J. William (American muralist and artisan, 1858-1937)

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James William Fosdick was an American mural painter born in Charlestown, MA in 1858. He first studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and then with Boulanger, LeFebvre, and Colin at the Julian Academy in Paris, 1881-1888. During the early 20th century, Fosdick lived and worked in New York City. His mural paintings mostly appear in churches, but he also did one for the National Gallery of Art. Fosdick is noted as the founder of fire etching in America, and he served as secretary for the National Society of Mural Painters. He died sometime after 1934.

From the description of Letters, 1899-1935. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 83214850

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creatorOf Fosdick, James William, b. 1858. Letters, 1899-1935. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Hercules Warren Fay letters from various persons, 1862-1898. Houghton Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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associatedWith Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951. person
associatedWith Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936. person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
correspondedWith Fay, Hercules Warren, 1841-1899 person
associatedWith La Farge, John, 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Lichtenauer, J. Mortimer. person
associatedWith Loomis, Chester. person
associatedWith Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912. person
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Mural painting and decoration, American
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Painters, American
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Birth 1858

Death 1937

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