Artist

William A. Coffin

born Allegheny, PA 1855-died New York City 1925
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William Anderson Coffin with his dog, about 1900. Unidentified photographer, from William Anderson Coffin papers, courtesty Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Also known as
  • William Anderson Coffin
Born
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
New York, New York, United States
Biography

William Coffin exhibited his work regularly in New York City, but was more influential as a critic writing for the New York Evening Post, the New York Sun, and popular magazines. Coffin helped organize important exhibitions, including the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. He was trained as an academic artist and championed conservative artists in his criticism. Coffin lived in New York, but remained close to his western Pennsylvania roots and spent summers at his country home, Pine Spring Farm. (Luhrs, ed., American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, vol. III, 1980)

Works by this artist (3 items)

William A. Coffin, Kenyon Cox, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Allyn Cox, 1983.31.3
Kenyon Cox
Artist
oil on canvas
On view
William A. Coffin, September, ca. 1907, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.13
September
Artist
Dateca. 1907
oil on canvas
Not on view
William A. Coffin, Central Park and the Plaza, 1917-1918, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 1936.12.3
Central Park and the Plaza
Artist
Date1917-1918
oil on canvas
Not on view