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William Alexander Drake

William Alexander Drake (1891 - 1979) was active/lived in New Jersey, New York / Canada.  William Drake is known for Theatre design, painting, printmaking, drawing, teaching.

William Alexander Drake ALNY, NSMP, A&LCT (November 7, 1891 – April 8, 1979)

A prominent Canadian/American theatrical designer, painter, printmaker, draftsman, and educator, William Alexander Drake was born in Toronto, Ontario and died in Bergenfield, New Jersey (about 20 miles north of New York City) where he had lived for many years. Drake worked in the early motion picture business in New Jersey, he taught at Yale University, he exhibited his paintings with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, he was a scenic artist for live theater in New York City for over 60 years, and he was an art director for NBC TV. He created scenery for some of the most famous Broadway plays and his paintings, prints and drawings are in several museum collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Canada. (1)(2)(3)

His mediums included oils, watercolors, graphite, etching, lithograph, and dry point. His subjects included figures, landscapes, still life, rur   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 12202 characters.]  Artist bio

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