William Waud (wɔ:d) (1832 – November 10, 1878) was an

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-born architect and illustrator, notable for the sketches he made as an artist correspondent during the

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Career

William Waud, trained as an architect in England, was an assistant to Sir

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and worked on the design of the

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for

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in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America. William was first employed with ''

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper ''Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper'', later renamed ''Leslie's Weekly'', was an American illustrated literary and news magazine founded in 1855 and published until 1922. It was one of several magazines started by publisher and illustrator Frank ...

''. While working as a "Special Artist" for Leslie's, William covered art correspondent assignments in the South, including the inauguration of

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as President of the Confederacy and the bombardment of

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. In 1864 Waud joined the staff of ''

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'' and worked along with his brother Alfred (also with ''Harper's'') during the

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. He covered Sherman's March in the south and Lincoln's funeral after the war. The only known drawing of Waud is a depiction of himself sketching in the rigging of the U.S. Steamer ''Mississippi'' in action against

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gunboats. This detail from Waud's illustration of a naval engagement during Farragut's expedition against New Orleans was published in the May 31, 1862 edition of "''Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper''".

Gallery

From Sketch to publication

Original sketch of the Burning of

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by William Waud, left, and as printed in ''Harper's Weekly'', March 4, 1865, right.

Collections

Library of Congress

References

*''Our Special Artist'' by Frederic E. Ray, The Viking Press, 1974

* ttps://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm113.html Library of Congress - Lincoln at Springfield

External links

AskArt.com - William Waud (1830 - 1878).
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waud, William American magazine illustrators English emigrants to the United States American war artists 1832 births 1878 deaths People of New York (state) in the American Civil War 19th-century war artists War correspondents of the American Civil War