Artist

William Glackens

born Philadelphia, PA 1870-died Westport, CT 1938
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William Glackens at work in his studio, 1935, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0001678
Also known as
  • William J. Glackens
  • William James Glackens
Born
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
Westport, Connecticut, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Paris, France
Biography

Painter, illustrator, and member of The Eight. At the beginning of his career, Glackens painted scenes of middle-class life and used a rich, dark palette; in later years, he favored still lifes and studio scenes, his colors reflecting the influence of Pierre Auguste Renoir.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (14 items)

William Glackens, Beach Umbrellas at Blue Point, ca. 1915, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Glackens, 1968.1
Beach Umbrellas at Blue Point
Dateca. 1915
oil on canvas
On view
William Glackens, The Purple Dress, 1908-1910, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ann and Tom Cousins, 2014.70
The Purple Dress
Date1908-1910
oil on canvas
On view
William Glackens, Monsieur and Madame Mollet, before 1904, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. John Sloan, 1967.101.2
Monsieur and Madame Mollet
Datebefore 1904
etching
Not on view

Exhibitions

A painting of a woman sitting down and reading 'Le Figaro'
Special Installation of Nineteen American Masterworks
April 17, 2015August 16, 2015
Integrated within the chronological flow of the museum’s permanent collection, these masterworks from Gilded Age, Impressionist, and Ashcan School painters will help to tell the story of the late 19th century and early 20th centuries in America, a “coming

Related Books

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Scenes of American Life: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Scenes of American Life: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum commemorates Treasures to Go, a series of eight exhibitions from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, touring the nation through 2002. The Principal Financial Group is a proud partner in presenting these treasures to the American people.