William D. Washington Artist

William D. Washington (October 7, 1833 – December 2, 1870) was an American painter and teacher of art. He is most famous for his painting The Burial of Latané, which became a symbol of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy in the years following the American Civil War, and for the work he did in establishing the fine arts program of the Virginia Military Institute.

Personal facts

William D. Washington
Birth dateOctober 07, 1833
Birth place
Clarke County Virginia
Nationality
United States
Date of deathDecember 02, 1870
Place of death
Virginia , Lexington Virginia

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Movement
Romanticism
training at
Emanuel Leutze
Düsseldorf

William D. Washington on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://encyclopediavirginia.org/Burial_of_LatanAC._The