About Alexander Samuel MacLeod
Lived 1888 – 1956 (aged 67–68). Alexander Samuel MacLeod was an American painter.
Surfing Waikiki, oil on art board painting by Alexander Samuel MacLeod, c. 1940
Alexander Samuel MacLeod (1888–1956), also known as Sam MacLeod, was a Canadian-born American painter and printmaker. He was best known for his depictions of Hawaii landscapes, and portraits of Native Hawaiians.
Early life and education He was born on April 12, 1888, on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
MacLeod studied at McGill University.
By 1929, he had returned to Canada and resided there for ten years. Again in Hawaii, MacLeod became the director of the graphic art department for the United States Army in the Pacific. In 1943, he published a book of his Hawaiian prints, The Spirit of Hawaii, Before and After Pearl Harbor.
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Who was Alexander Samuel MacLeod?
American artist (1888-1956)
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Alexander Samuel MacLeod was born on 12 April 1888.
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Alexander Samuel MacLeod died in 1956.
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Alexander Samuel MacLeod was a painter.
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Alexander Samuel MacLeod was American.
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