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Name |
Dow, William J. |
Born |
5 Jul 1891 |
Birthplace |
Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Father |
James Alpheus Dow |
Mother |
Annie McCool |
Education |
South Portland High School, Class of 1911 School of Fine and Applied Arts, Portland, Maine Eric Pape School of Design, Boston, MA - evening classes Copley Society, Boston, MA - weekly classes Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
Spouse |
Sylvia Castle Hurlburt, m 1924 |
Occupation |
Art teacher - South Portland High School (30 years) |
Titles & honors |
Awarded - William Emlin Cresson Traveling Scholarship, 1916 Member - Copley Society of Boston, MA Member - Salmagundi Club, New York, NY Member - Hayloft Society, Portland, ME Member - Portland Society of Art Major, United States Marine Corps, during World War II |
Notes |
He has taught and painted for many years, and has given summer classes at Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine, for many seasons. He has had one-man shows at: Copley Society, Boston, Massachusetts L.D.M. Swett Museum, Portland, Maine Portland Society of Art, Portland, Maine Grand Central Gallery, New York, NY Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine After his retirement, he designed and painted a seal for the City of South Portland, Maine Buried at Gray Village Cemetery, Gray, Maine |
Deceased |
9 Jun 1973 |
Deceased where |
Portland, Maine |
