About William Alexander Griffith
Lived 1866 – 1940 (aged 73). William Alexander Griffith was an American painter.
William Alexander Griffith (August 19, 1866 – May 25, 1940) was an American painter and educator.
Griffith was educated at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, and became the chair of the Art department at the University of Kansas for twenty-one years, and he co-founded of the art colony in Laguna Beach, California in 1919. He was the president of the Laguna Beach Art Association from 1920 to 1921, and from 1925 to 1927.
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Who was William Alexander Griffith?
American painter, 1866-1940
When was William Alexander Griffith born?
William Alexander Griffith was born on 19 August 1866 in Lawrence.
When did William Alexander Griffith die?
William Alexander Griffith died on 25 May 1940 in Laguna Beach, California.
What was William Alexander Griffith's occupation?
William Alexander Griffith was a painter.
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William Alexander Griffith was American.
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