Will Sparks (painter)
Will Sparks | |
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| Born | February 7, 1862 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1937 |
| Education | St. Louis School of Fine Arts Académie Julian Académie Colarossi |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Ethel Martin |
Will Sparks (February 7, 1862 – March 31, 1937) was an American painter. He painted the adobe buildings of Spanish missions in California, Arizona and New Mexico, with a focus on colors and nocturnes.
Early life[edit]
Will Sparks was born on February 7, 1862, in St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2] He first studied medicine and passed his exams, but he decided to become a painter instead.[3] He was educated at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi.[1]
Career[edit]
Sparks began his career in the art department of The Cincinnati Enquirer.[3] While he was in Paris, he sketched body parts for Louis Pasteur.[4] Upon his return to the United States, he pursued his artistic career in Denver, Colorado, and he subsequently settled in San Francisco, California.[4]
Sparks painted the bluffs of Santa Catalina Island and the landscape of Niles Canyon as well old windmills in Mexico.[5] However, most of his work consisted of the adobe buildings of the Spanish missions in California, Arizona and New Mexico.[1][6][7] He used plenty of colors in his paintings.[7] He also did many nocturnes.[8]
Sparks was a co-founder of the Hotel Del Monte Art Gallery in Monterey, California in 1907.[8] Philanthropist Alma de Bretteville Spreckels owned 37 of his paintings.[9]
Personal life and death[edit]
Sparks was married to Ethel Martin.[1][10] He was a member of the Bohemian Club.[6] He died at St Mary's Hospital in San Francisco on March 31, 1937.[6][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Missions of Will Sparks". Santa Barbara Historical Society. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ Weber, Francis J. (1994). Golden State Catholicism: Some Historical Reflections. OCLC 166508445.
- ^ a b Artists' locale : exhibition of early landscape paintings of the Monterey Bay Region, January 13 - March 24, 1989. Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz Historical Trust. 1989. OCLC 19992158.
- ^ a b Spangenberg, Helen (1976). Yesterday's Artists on the Monterey Peninsula. Monterey, California: Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art. p. 31. OCLC 2493254.
- ^ "Pictures Of Old Ruins By Sparks". The San Francisco Chronicle. July 28, 1912. p. 30. Retrieved July 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Will Sparks, Noted Artist, Dies in S.F.". The Oakland Tribune. March 31, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved July 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Artists and Their Work". The San Francisco Chronicle. August 24, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved July 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Burton-Carvajal, Julianne (2002). The Monterey Mesa: Oldest Neighborhood in California. Monterey, California: City of Monterey. p. 31. OCLC 50946426.
- ^ "Missions of Will Sparks". St Mary's College Museum of Art. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Will Sparks Dies". The Bakersfield Californian. April 1, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved July 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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