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William Glackens

1870 - 1938

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William James Glackens (March 13, 1870 – May 22, 1938) was an American realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan School, which rejected the formal boundaries of artistic beauty laid down by the conservative National Academy of Design. He is also known for his work in helping Albert C. Barnes to acquire the European paintings that form the nucleus of the famed Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. His dark-hued, vibrantly painted street scenes and depictions of daily life in pre-WW I New York and Paris first established his reputation as a major artist. His later work was brighter in tone and showed the strong influence of Renoir. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Glackens is the 1,945th most popular painter (up from 1,950th in 2019), the 10,556th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,406th in 2019) and the 131st most popular American Painter.

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Among painters, William Glackens ranks 1,945 out of 2,023. Before him are Hale Asaf, Rob Gonsalves, Ernest Townsend, Maksymilian Gierymski, Thomas Doughty, and Sanford Robinson Gifford. After him are John Henry Twachtman, Derek Riggs, Stuart Davis, David Smith, Elaine de Kooning, and Thomas Baines.

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Among people born in 1870, William Glackens ranks 158. Before him are Jacques Cariou, Herbert Ponting, Maxfield Parrish, Harry Vardon, Liberato Marcial Rojas, and Antonín Slavíček. After him are Maud Barger-Wallach, Roscoe Pound, George Eyser, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Hubert Gough, and Philip Herbert Cowell. Among people deceased in 1938, William Glackens ranks 217. Before him are Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Arthur Barclay, Michel Giacobini, Walter Migula, Alexander Amfiteatrov, and Hale Asaf. After him are Jacob Opdahl, Aarne Pohjonen, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Thomas Dewing, Oscar Apfel, and Lascelles Abercrombie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Glackens ranks 10,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Von Erich (1957), Walter Mirisch (1921), Eddie Condon (1905), Sally Menke (1953), Sheila Young (1950), and Walter Winchell (1897). After him are Brad Wilk (1968), Peggy Fleming (1948), John Bell Hatcher (1861), Thelma Kalama (1931), Kaitlin Olson (1975), and Pearl Bailey (1918).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, William Glackens ranks 131. Before him are Milt Kahl (1909), Clyfford Still (1904), William Stanley Haseltine (1835), Edward Henry Potthast (1857), Thomas Doughty (1793), and Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823). After him are John Henry Twachtman (1853), Stuart Davis (1892), David Smith (1906), Elaine de Kooning (1918), J. Alden Weir (1852), and Rembrandt Peale (1778).

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