William Halsall
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William Formby Halsall (March 20, 1841[1] – November 7, 1919) was a marine painter born in Kirkdale, England. His parents were John and Mary.[1]
He lived at Provincetown, Massachusetts, and died as a US citizen.
Mariner and fresco painter
Halsall was educated in Boston and worked as a sailor for seven years from 1852 to 1859. In 1860, he had begun to study fresco painting but due to the outbreak of the American Civil War, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He resumed his fresco study after two years of service.
Marine painting
In 1862, Halsall changed to marine painting and studied at the Lowell Institute in Boston until 1870.[2] Halsall was also a founding member of the Provincetown Art Association in 1914.[3]
He died in Winthrop, Massachusetts on November 7, 1919.[4]
References
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- ↑ a b Halsall, William Formby, in Marquis Who's Who (1901-1902 edition) (via archive.org)
- ↑ Short Biography @ AskART.com Retrieved June 2009
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