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William Cotton (other)
William Cotton may refer to: * William Cotton (artist) (1880–1958), American artist and playwright * William Cotton (MP for Cambridgeshire) (), see Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) * William Cotton (MP for Newport, Isle of Wight) (in the 1590s), see Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) * William Cotton (Archdeacon of Totnes) (fl. 1621), Anglican priest * William Cotton (bishop) (died 1621), Bishop of Exeter, 1598–1621 * William Cotton (inventor) (1819–1887), inventor of a knitting machine * William Cotton (ironmaster) died 1675, husband of Anna Cotton * William Cotton (banker) (1786–1866), Governor of the Bank of England, 1842–1845 * William Cotton (missionary) (1813–1879), Anglican priest and beekeeper * William F. Cotton (1897–2006), central Louisiana businessman * William Francis Cotton (died 1917), Irish politician * William R. Cotton, American meteorologist * Sir William Cotton (Lord Mayor) (1822–1902), British politician, Lord Mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cotton (artist)
William Henry Cotton (July 22, 1880 – January 5, 1958) was an American portrait painter, caricaturist, and playwright. Cotton was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1880. He studied painting with Joseph DeCamp and Andreas Anderson at the Cowles Art School in Boston, and then at the Académie Julian in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens.Dearinger, David B''Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design''(Hudson Hills, 2004) Background He was a founder of the National and a member of the Newport Art Association. Cotton exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York City, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Saint Louis Art Museum. He was also invited by the government of France to exhibit at the Musée du Luxembourg. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |