Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an American painter, architect, and furniture designer.Henderson studied at the Massachusetts No

Was an American painter, architect, and furniture designer.Henderson studied at the Massachusetts Normal Art School and, in 1899, entered the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, studying under Edmund Charles Tarbell. In the following year, he won the Paige Traveling Scholarship for two years of study in Europe. His travels, from 1902-1903, included London, where he became acquainted with the family of John Singer Sargent. He also traveled to Paris, Berlin, Dresden, Madrid, and the Azores.From 1904 to 1910, Henderson taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago. In 1904 he painted in Mexico and Arizona with colleague Carl N. Werntz. In 1905 he married Alice Corbin, a poet and assistant editor of Poetry Magazine. Their only child, Alice Oliver Henderson, was born in 1907.

A Canadian artist, most closely associated with Color field painting. He is married to the landscape

A Canadian artist, most closely associated with Color field painting. He is married to the landscape painter Dorothy Knowles.his formal education ended at grade four, and worked on his parents farm near Saskatoon for many years whilst developing an interest in art. He became a close friend of the art critic Clement Greenberg, having already been closely associated with Greenberg's idea of Post-painterly Abstraction.

A Canadian musician and municipal politician.While studying recorded music production and general ar

A Canadian musician and municipal politician.While studying recorded music production and general arts and science at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, he hinted at a later political career by serving as general arts and sciences member at large. He th

Was an English painter specialising in portraits and Victorian era narratives, who was elected to th

Was an English painter specialising in portraits and Victorian era narratives, who was elected to the Royal Academy in 1852.He was also a member of The Clique, which also included Richard Dadd. The principal influence on his work was the hugely popular domestic subjects painted by Sir David Wilkie. Wilkie's famous painting The Chelsea Pensioners was a spur to the creation of Frith's own most famous compositions. Following the precedent of Wilkie, but also imitating the work of his friend Dickens, Frith created complex multi-figure compositions depicting the full range of the Victorian class system, meeting and interacting in public places. In Ramsgate Sands, Life at the Seaside (1854) he depicted visitors and entertainers at the seaside resort.

Was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his and all time.Primros

Was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his and all time.Primrose was born in Glasgow and studied violin there and, later, at the then Guildhall School of Music in London. From there he moved to Belgium to study under Eugène Ysaÿe who encouraged him to take up the viola instead. In 1930, he joined Warwick Evans, John Pennington, and Thomas Petre as the violist in the London String Quartet. The group dissolved in 1935. In 1937, he began playing in the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini. When it was rumored that Toscanini would leave the Symphony in 1941, Primrose resigned. His career as a soloist took off when he started touring with Richard Crooks. He later signed with Arthur Judson, an influential concert manager. In 1946, he was the soloist in the first recording of Berlioz's Harold in Italy.

An American hip hop singer, songwriter and producer from Nashville, Tennessee[1]. He recently was aw

An American hip hop singer, songwriter and producer from Nashville, Tennessee[1]. He recently was awarded Mixtape artist of the year at the 2008 Southern Entertainment Awards. Stix Izza was featured on BET'S Spring Bling as a runner-up in their freestyle competition. Stix Izza has also collaborated with such artists as Young Buck of G-Unit, producer Jelly Roll, Strong Arm Steady , Really Doe , who is signed to Kanye West G.O.O.D. Music and many more.

An award-winning Australian painter and lithographer.Robinson studied art at the Central Technical C

An award-winning Australian painter and lithographer.Robinson studied art at the Central Technical College from 1955 to 1956. After graduating, he began working as an art instructor, eventually becoming head of the Painting Department at the Brisbane College of Advanced Education in 1982. In 1989 he retired to work full-time on his paintings.The Metropolitan Museum of Art has several of his works in their collection, as does the National Gallery of Australia and several smaller Australian galleries.He has won the Archibald Prize for portraiture twice: first in 1987 for Equestrian self portrait, then in 1995 for Self-portrait with stunned mullet. He has also won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting in 1990 (The rainforest) and 1996 (Creation landscape – earth and sea).

Was an American jazz pianist, drummer, and bandleader, who had an unusual impact on the development

Was an American jazz pianist, drummer, and bandleader, who had an unusual impact on the development of Australian jazz.Clay's family moved to Phoenix when he was eight years old; he played drums and xylophone early in life. From 1915 he studied piano, pla

Was an important Canadian painter, best known as the founder of the influential Canadian abstract ar

Was an important Canadian painter, best known as the founder of the influential Canadian abstract art group Painters Eleven in 1954.Ronald was a graduate of the Ontario College of Art who quickly found that abstract painters could not get their work exhibited in Toronto galleries. Working for the Robert Simpson Co. department store, he persuaded management to pair abstract paintings with furniture displays, thereby discovering a way to get the public to accept non-representational art. Despite the success of the show, Ronald resented the city's general attitude toward its artists and moved to the United States, eventually becoming an American citizen. Ronald shared a studio with Frank Stella and joined the stable of artists at Manhattan's Kootz Gallery. He was quickly accepted by critics and collectors and enjoyed a multi-year period of success. Eventually, Ronald returned to Toronto, partly for personal reasons and partly because he could not agree with Kootz.

Was a U.S. neoclassical sculptor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is considered the first major A

Was a U.S. neoclassical sculptor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is considered the first major American sculptor.He was trained in the carving of ships' heads in wood. This translated into sculptures that were deeply undercut and visible from far away

Was an Irish painter. He was a noted landscape painter.William Sadler II was the son of the portrait

Was an Irish painter. He was a noted landscape painter.William Sadler II was the son of the portrait painter and engraver William Sadler. William Sadler II had a son, William Sadler III, who also became a painter. The numbers after each name are merely used to distinguish one from another.

Was an influential American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was a twelve-string finger p

Was an influential American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was a twelve-string finger picking Piedmont blues guitarist, and recorded 149 songs between 1927 and 1956.

A former professional American and Canadian football running back. He was drafted by the New York Gi

A former professional American and Canadian football running back. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Evansville Purple Aces, Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats.

Was an English painter of the Victorian era. He is now remembered mainly for his painting The Wounde

Was an English painter of the Victorian era. He is now remembered mainly for his painting The Wounded Cavalier (1855).To paint his most famous work, Burton was said to have dug a hole in the ground to stand in, so that he could paint the grass and ferns at eye level.[1] The work shows a scene from the English Civil War: a Cavalier courier has been ambushed and wounded, and is comforted by a Puritan maiden. Her jealous suitor, carrying a large Bible, looks on.

Is the current lead singer of the Christian metalcore [1][2] band Underoath. Before fronting Underoa

Is the current lead singer of the Christian metalcore [1][2] band Underoath. Before fronting Underoath, Chamberlain was also the vocalist for the band This Runs Through in which his brother, Phil Chamberlain, was the drummer.

Was an American painter and draftsman who was associated with the Hudson River School and Luminism.H

Was an American painter and draftsman who was associated with the Hudson River School and Luminism.Haseltine studied at the University of Pennsylvania and then at Harvard University, where he received a degree in 1854. He first exhibited his paintings the

Was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's lit

Was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature.Steig was born in 1907 in the Bronx in New York City to Polish-Jewish immigrants from Austria, both socialists. His father was a house painter and his mother was a seamstress who encouraged his artistic leanings. As a child, he dabbled in painting and was an avid reader of literature. Among other works, he was said to have been especially fascinated by Pinocchio. In addition to artistic endeavors, he also did well at athletics, being a member of the collegiate All-American water polo team. He graduated from Townsend Harris High School at 15, but never completed college, though he attended three of them, spending two years at City College of New York, three years at the National Academy of Design, and a mere five days at the Yale School of Fine Arts before dropping out of each.

Was an author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at

Was an author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades.

Was an English artist.In Melbourne, Strutt found employment as an illustrator on the short-lived Ill

Was an English artist.In Melbourne, Strutt found employment as an illustrator on the short-lived Illustrated Australian Magazine, published by Thomas Ham, as there was little demand for the figurative and history paintings for which he was trained. Some of his designs did, however, lead to commissions, including a design for a new postage stamp, and an Anti-Transportation League card. Despite the lack of interest for major history paintings in Melbourne, Strutt continued to sketch suitable subjects, including the ‘Black Thursday’ bushfires, which swept over the colony on 6 February 1851. It was from these sketches that Strutt composed one of his most notable paintings some 10 years later, Black Thursday, February 6th. 1851, 1864, which depicted animals and men fleeing from the fire.

Was an English actor, singer and comedian best remembered as producer and star of the phenomenally s

Was an English actor, singer and comedian best remembered as producer and star of the phenomenally successful 1892 Brandon Thomas farce, Charley's Aunt and as the Reverend Robert Spalding in many productions of The Private Secretary.

Was a Scottish folk song collector and singer.He is said to have been the son of Daniel Thomson, one

Was a Scottish folk song collector and singer.He is said to have been the son of Daniel Thomson, one of the king's trumpeters for Scotland. As a boy singer, he sang at a concert - The Feast of St. Cecillia - in 1695. Before 1722, he had settled in London,

Is an artist best known for creating series of compositions involving dogs, primarily his own Weimar

Is an artist best known for creating series of compositions involving dogs, primarily his own Weimaraners in various costumes and poses.

Was a British artist who painted many oil and watercolour landscapes of Britain, many of which were

Was a British artist who painted many oil and watercolour landscapes of Britain, many of which were also published as postcards. He produced a number of scenes from Warwickshire — like "The Ford, Kenilworth" and "Warwick Castle from the Avon" — and specifically from Stratford-upon-Avon, including "Shakespeare's Birthplace" and "Ann Hathaway's Cottage."

Was an English artist who travelled aboard HMS Investigator on her voyage to Australia.During his st

Was an English artist who travelled aboard HMS Investigator on her voyage to Australia.During his studies at the Royal Academy Westall's work came to the attention of Joseph Banks, who was at the time keen to find a landscape artist for Matthew Flinders' expedition aboard HMS Investigator. With the support of Banks, Westall was appointed by the Admiralty in London as landscape and topographical artist for the expedition, which in time has come to be regarded as one of the notable scientific and botanical studies ever undertaken.

Was a Lithuanian-American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and writer. He won the Logan Medal of the a

Was a Lithuanian-American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and writer. He won the Logan Medal of the arts. Born Zorach Samovich in 1889, in Eurburg (now Jurbarkas) in Lithuania as the eighth of ten children, Zorach (then his given name) emigrated with his f