William Glackens

William James Glackens ( born March 13, 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † May 22, 1938 in Westport, Connecticut ) was an American painter.

Life and work

Glackens worked after graduating first for the newspaper The Philadelphia Record, and then as an illustrator for the Philadelphia Press. After work, studied for a time at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Anshutz; he learned about his fellow students John Sloan, Robert Henri know. For this circle grew the Ashcan School.

1895 Glackens traveled together with other painters to Europe. According to Holland, he moved to Paris for a year. Upon his return to Philadelphia he began in the style of James McNeill Whistler's painting, with the landscape painting. Together with George Benjamin Luks he visited Cuba in 1898 and began again in Pennsylvania, by painting city scenes. In 1906, back in France, he also visited Spain. In 1908 he had his first solo exhibition along with The Eight.

In New York, he continued his subject, the hustle and bustle of big city life. Stylistically, he was guided by the Impressionists, especially on Édouard Manet. In the course of his work the style of painting became brighter.

Works in public collections

A more than 500 works extensive collection of works Glackens ' is exhibited since 2011 in a separate wing at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.