William Victor Higgins Information
William Victor Higgins (June 28, 1884-August 23, 1949) was an American painter and teacher, born at Shelbyville, Indiana. He studied at the Art Institute in Chicago and at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In Paris he was a pupil of Robert Henri, René Menard and Lucien Simon, and when he was in Munich he studied with Hans von Hayek. He was an associate of the National Academy. He moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1913 first time and joined the Taos Society of Artists in 1917.
Among his pictures are:
- "Moorland Gorse and Bracken," in the Municipal Gallery, Chicago
- "Moorland Piper," Terre Haute Art Association
- "Juanito, the Suspicious Cat," In the Union League Club, Chicago
- "Women of Taos," Santa Fe Railroad
- "A Shrine to St. Anthony," Des Moines Association of Fine Arts
- "Fiesta Day," Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, Ohio
- "Pueblo of Taos," Los Angeles Museum
- "Indian at Stream," Los Angeles Museum
- "Taos from the Hillside," Richmond Art Museum
- "Baking Bread, Taos", Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis
- "The Blue Shawl", Eiteljorg Museum
- "Talpa Landscape", Eiteljorg Museum
- "Abiquiu Country", Eiteljorg Museum
- "New Mexico Skies", Snite Museum of Art
External links
- Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis) biography of William Victor Higgins
- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
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| Date of birth | 1884 |
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| Date of death | 1949 |
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Categories: 1884 births | 1949 deaths | American painters | Artists from Indiana | Artists from New Mexico | People from Shelby County, Indiana | People from Taos County, New Mexico | Taos Society of Artists |
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