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 (7 items)

John McQueen, Touch, 1987, tied red osier sticks, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jane and Arthur K. Mason on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1996.98.7
Touch
Date1987
tied red osier sticks
Not on view
John McQueen, Untitled, 1992, yucca, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 1997.41.3
Untitled
Date1992
yucca
Not on view
John McQueen, Untitled #176, 1988, ash wood and bark, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1997.95.1
Untitled #176
Date1988
ash wood and bark
Not on view
Untitled
Date1988
ash willow and red osier
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.