William Anderson Coffin

American landscape and figure painter (1855-1925)

† 1925 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian); cross-wiki notability: 6 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

William Anderson Coffin was born on January 31, 1855 in Allegheny and died on October 26, 1925 in New York City, aged 70. Recorded occupations: painter, journalist and art critic. Country of citizenship: United States. Educated at Yale University. Honours include Legion of Honour.

At a glance

Born: January 31, 1855 · Allegheny
Died: October 26, 1925 · New York City
Age at death: 70
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter, journalist, art critic
Education: Yale University
Honours: Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions: 6 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of William Anderson Coffin's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1925 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

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