GLACKENS, WILLIAM (JAMES)


Meaning of GLACKENS, WILLIAM (JAMES) in English

born March 13, 1870, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.

died May 22, 1938, Westport, Conn.

U.S. painter.

He worked as a newspaper illustrator in Philadelphia and later in New York City. In 1891 he met Eight and the Ash Can school . He favoured colourful street scenes of urban middle-class life, heavily influenced by Impressionism . He was a prolific draftsman, and his drawings (e.g., Seated Woman , 1902) reveal an elegant style not seen in his paintings. In 1912 he traveled to Europe to buy paintings for the collection of Albert C. Barnes . In 1913 he helped organize and exhibited in the {{link=Armory Show">Armory Show .

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