Virgil Macey Williams

Virgil Macey Williams
Born(1830-10-29)October 29, 1830
Dixfield, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 1886(1886-12-18) (aged 56)
Napa County, California, California, U.S.
EducationBrown University
OccupationPainter
SpousesMary Page
RelativesWilliam Page (father-in-law)

Virgil Macey Williams (October 29, 1830 – December 18, 1886) was an American painter, and the director of the San Francisco School of Design (now known as San Francisco Art Institute). In 1872, he co-founded the San Francisco Art Association with Juan B. Wandesforde.

Students of Williams included Harry Stuart Fonda, John Marshall Gamble, and James Everett Stuart, amongst others.

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