Walter Gay

American artist (1856-1937)

† 1937 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée d'Orsay, National Gallery of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 8 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Musée d'Orsay · National Gallery of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Walter Gay was born on January 22, 1856 in Boston and died on July 15, 1937 in Paris, aged 81. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: painting. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Legion of Honour. Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

At a glance

Born: January 22, 1856 · Boston
Died: July 15, 1937 · Paris
Age at death: 81
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter
Honours: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions: 8 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Walter Gay'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 1937 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 8 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q380760 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Walter Gay on Wikipedia.

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