[William Sommer] [graphic]. [ca. 1940]

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[William Sommer] [graphic]. [ca. 1940]

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Sommer smoking a pipe, photographer unknown. (Pipe photo also filmed on reel 882, fr. 1019, Henry Francis Sayles papers.).

1 photographic print : b&w ; 19 x 13 cm.

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Sommer, William, 1867-1949

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William Sommer (1867-1949), designer, lithographer, and painter, was born in Detroit, Michigan. After an apprenticeship, study abroad, and work as a lithographer in New York, he came to Cleveland in 1907. In addition to working at the Otis Lithograph Company, Sommer developed an interest in modern approaches to painting. Over four decades, he vigorously pursued his calling as an artist, encouraged growth in Cleveland's artistic community, participated in federal art programs, and exhibited regul...