Willard Leroy Metcalf

Born: July 1, 1858
City and Country of Origin: Lowell, Massachusetts
Painting School: American Impressionist
Art Training: apprenticed with George Loring Brown; Boston Museum School; Academie Julian in Paris
Exhibitions: One man show at St. Botolph Club;
Awards: Webb Prize at the Society of American Artists', 1896;
Major Works: "The Golden Hour," "The Green Canopy," "Gloucester Harbour"
Willard Leroy Metcalf Biography: He started his career as an engraver. He worked as an illustrator from 1881 to 1896. He went to Paris to further his education. He was one of the founders of The Ten American Painters. In 1899 he did 2 murals for the Appellate Courthouse in New York. He died in New York.
Died: 1925