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George Alfred Williams
1875–1932
Best known as an American painter and illustrator, he also wrote books and brought a visual artist’s eye to stories of history and adventure. His career moved easily between magazines, illustrated books, and his own writing.
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The Boy's Book of Indians and the Wild West
by George Alfred Williams
About the author
Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1875, George Alfred Williams built a career as a painter, illustrator, and author. The Delaware Art Museum describes him as a self-taught watercolor artist who later studied with Douglas Volk and Kenyon Cox at the Art Students League of New York.
He began illustrating for magazines around the turn of the twentieth century and went on to illustrate a number of books. Library listings also show that he wrote and illustrated books of his own, including editions connected with classic literature and historical subjects.
Williams died in 1932. Though he is remembered today mainly through his art and illustration work, his books still reflect the same lively, image-rich storytelling that shaped his wider career.