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William Coventry Wall

William Coventry Wall (1810 - 1886) was active/lived in Pennsylvania / England.  William Wall is known for Landscape-urban views and portrait painting.

The following biography is based on information sent to AskART.com by Frank J. Kurtik, who co-authored the essay for "Wall to Wall to Wall," 1998 museum exhibition featuring the artist by the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art:

William Coventry Wall was born in England in 1810, and in 1821, emigrated with his parents, William and Lucy, to the United States. The family settled in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, a small town in the southwestern corner of the state. Not much is known about his youth, especially anything conclusive about any form of education in the arts. It is known that he married Catherine Westervelt in the 1830s and that they resided in Louisville, Kentucky where William established a business as a looking glass manufacturer.

In 1841, the young couple moved up the Ohio River to Pittsburgh, where William opened a shop for "Plain and Fancy Portrait and Picture Frames" and also sold art supplies such as brushes, canvas and varnish. Four years later, much of P   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3038 characters.]  Artist bio

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