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William Girard

William J. (Bill) Girard (1940 - 2011) was active/lived in Michigan.  William Girard is known for Classical themes, mythology, religion.

The motifs that run though the work of Bill Girard are literally the stuff of legend, story and myth. His sources are manifold, including Egyptian art, Etruscan sculpture, Greek and Roman myths, Shakespeare, the Old Testament, Oriental art, cubism, and mannerism.

Fresh out of high school at the end of the 1950s, this already balding kid from a blue-collar family enrolled in the Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, Michigan. The school, directed by the nationally recognized artist, Sarkis Sarkisian, was a local manifestation of an international movement that reflected the increasing relevance of aesthetics to the growing middle class.

Girard's talent manifested itself early. Betty Cook, his eighth grade art teacher, told him that he made the nicest pencil drawings she had ever seen. His high-school art teacher, Don Stephan, took a personal interest in helping the young artist. He introduced Girard to the Detroit Institute of Art, as well as to the not   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4631 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

.  There are 2 similar (related) artists for William Girard available:    Isaac Maimon,  Robert Hopkin