About William A. Gaw
Lived 1891 – 1973 (aged 81–82). William A. Gaw was an American painter and chairperson.
William Alexander Gaw (1891–1973) was an American painter, designer, educator, college director, and academic administrator. He was the director of California School of Fine Arts (later known as San Francisco Art Institute), and professor emeritus from Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University). Gaw lived in Berkeley, California. His father was Irish-born watercolorist, Hugh Gaw (1865–1928). Career Gaw was known for his landscapes, still life paintings, and drawing.
He was a member of the Bohemian Club, and the Free and Accepted Masons. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Crocker Art Museum.
He died on January 30, 1973, in Berkeley.
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Who was William A. Gaw?
American painter, college president (1891–1973)
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William A. Gaw was born in 1891 in San Francisco.
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William A. Gaw died on 30 January 1973 in Berkeley.
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William A. Gaw was a painter and chairperson.
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William A. Gaw was American.
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