William Mathews Hekking Papers 1902-1966 1915-1960

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William Mathews Hekking Papers 1902-1966 1915-1960

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/h/hekking_wm.htm

Papers of the American art museum director, painter, principally of seascapes. Correspondence (1914-1955); manuscripts, photographs, scrapbooks (1922-1938), and published material by and about Hekking.

3.5 linear ft.

dut,

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Hekking, William M. (American painter and professor, 1885-1970)

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William Mathews Hekking (1885-1970) was born in Wisconsin and later moved with his family to Syracuse, New York. In 1908 he graduated from the University of Syracuse with a Bachelor of Painting degree. He studied in Paris before returning to New York City to work as a commercial artist. In 1911, he was appointed instructor of painting at Syracuse University. Subsequently, his career in art education led to other universities in the Midwest. In about 1922 he became director of the Co...