William Woodward

(1 May 1859 - 17 November 1939) was a U.S. artist and educator, best known for his impressionist paintings of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of the United States. Woodward was born in Seekonk, Massachusetts. His younger brother Ellsworth Woodward also became a notable artist. William Woodward studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design, and later at the Academie Julian where he received instruction from Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. View of the Napoleon House in New Orleans, 1904In 1884 Woodward was hired to teach fine art, mechanical drawing, and architectural drawing at Tulane University in New Orleans. He became interested in the history and architecture of the city, especially the old French Quarter, which at the time had become largely neglected with many of the historic structures in a state of decay. In 1895 he led a successful campaign to save the Cabildo from demolition. His series of paintings of French Quarter scenes helped shape awareness of the neighborhood's architectural heritage and spurred the formation of the Vieux Carre Commission to help preserve it. He started teaching architectural engineering at Tulane in 1894 and helped found the Tulane School of Architecture in 1907, as well as the Newcomb School of Art. In 1921 he suffered an accident and used a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He retired from Tulane the following year, and in 1923 moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. He invented the fiberloid dry etching process. He continued to paint and produce etchings for the rest of his life.


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William Woodward Second Ursuline Convent oil


Second Ursuline Convent
Painting ID::  80179
Second Ursuline Convent
Second Ursuline Convent". 1913 Painting view of New Orleans, 1913, by artist William Woodward (1859-1939). The 19th century Ursuline Convent in the 9th Ward since demolished.
   
   
     

William Woodward Cabildo oil


Cabildo
Painting ID::  83514
Cabildo
Date 1914 cyf
Date_1914 _cyf
   
   
     

William Woodward Woodward House, Lowerline and Benjamin Streets 1899 oil


Woodward House, Lowerline and Benjamin Streets 1899
Painting ID::  93536
Woodward House, Lowerline and Benjamin Streets 1899
Date 1899 TTD
Date_1899_ TTD
   
   
     

William Woodward French Quarter Street Scene oil


French Quarter Street Scene
Painting ID::  95900
French Quarter Street Scene
Date 1909 ttd
Date_1909_ ttd
   
   
     

William Woodward Arsenal Door oil


Arsenal Door
Painting ID::  95904
Arsenal Door
Date 1914 ttd
Date_1914_ ttd
   
   
     

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     William Woodward
     (1 May 1859 - 17 November 1939) was a U.S. artist and educator, best known for his impressionist paintings of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of the United States. Woodward was born in Seekonk, Massachusetts. His younger brother Ellsworth Woodward also became a notable artist. William Woodward studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design, and later at the Academie Julian where he received instruction from Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. View of the Napoleon House in New Orleans, 1904In 1884 Woodward was hired to teach fine art, mechanical drawing, and architectural drawing at Tulane University in New Orleans. He became interested in the history and architecture of the city, especially the old French Quarter, which at the time had become largely neglected with many of the historic structures in a state of decay. In 1895 he led a successful campaign to save the Cabildo from demolition. His series of paintings of French Quarter scenes helped shape awareness of the neighborhood's architectural heritage and spurred the formation of the Vieux Carre Commission to help preserve it. He started teaching architectural engineering at Tulane in 1894 and helped found the Tulane School of Architecture in 1907, as well as the Newcomb School of Art. In 1921 he suffered an accident and used a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He retired from Tulane the following year, and in 1923 moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. He invented the fiberloid dry etching process. He continued to paint and produce etchings for the rest of his life.

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