William Henry Snowdon Alexander (1883-1938)
American Golden Age illustrator ;
William Alexander ; Wm. H. S. Alexander ; Wm. H.S. Alexander ; Wm. Alexander ; William Henry S. Alexander ;
[Born December 14, 1883 in Haddonfield, NJ – died August 28, 1938 in ?]
FAD record control number: 28032 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
William Henry Snowdon Alexander (1883-1938) biography:
Birth: December 14, 1883 in Haddonfield, NJ ;
Death: August 28, 1938 in ? ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Sagittarius ;
Known for: illustration ;
Medium: pen & ink ;
Technique: drawing ;
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Areas: Philadelphia, PA ; Haddonfield, NJ ; Long Branch, NJ ; New York, NY ; Philadelphia, PA ; Wilmington, DE ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: Philadelphia, PA, 1925 ;
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Spouse: May W. Alexander (?-1937), wife ;
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Training: William College Museum of Art, class of 1932? [unclear is this is the correct William Alexander] ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ;
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Member: Historical Society of Haddonfield, NJ ; Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, PA ; Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, Wilmington, DE ; Philadelphia Society of Allied Arts, Philadelphia, PA, president, 1925 ; Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi Club ; National Academy of Design ; Historical Society of Haddonfield, NJ ; Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, Wilmington, DE ; Philadelphia Society of Allied Arts, Philadelphia, PA ; Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA ;
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Milestones: Applied for a patent for a cut-out toy cat with alphabet letters to learn to read, 1916-1917 ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.28032
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Record birth date:
May 1, 2018
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