Will H. Chandlee
Will H. Chandlee (January 1865 – 1955) was a painter and illustrator who worked in Washington, D.C. He was the art manager of The Evening Star for 20 years.
Early life[]
Chandlee was born in Washington D.C. in January 1865.[citation needed] Chandlee is a descendant of the "Six Quaker Clockmakers," a family of precision clock- and . The Chandlees came from Ireland to Philadelphia in 1702, where Benjamin Chandlee became an apprentice to Abel Cottey, the first of the Six Quaker Clockmakers.[1]
Career[]
In 1887, Chandlee exhibited his portrait of Li Hongzhang at an exhibition of the Water Color Club by the Society of Washington Artists. At this exhibition, he also exhibited a black and white sketch titled the Mountain Road that included a local subject. "tumble-down shanties" and the dome of the United States Capitol.[2] Chandlee was the illustrator of the book Now-A-Day Poems (1900) by Philander Chase Johnson.[3] As of 1913, Chandlee was the director of the Chandlee Washington School of Illustrating.[4] In 1922, he was the director of the Washington School of Art.[5] He was the art manager of The Evening Star for 20 years.[6]
Chandlee was published in Pearson's Magazine in:[citation needed]
- December 1904: The American House of Lords by David S. Barry
- January 1906: The Power of the Press by David S. Barry
- Taught at the Washington School of Art 1923-26
- Author and Illustrator of 1936 book "Mother Goose in Washington: A Story of Old King Dole and His Humpty Dumpty Court."
Personal life[]
Chandlee was married and had at least one daughter.[7] He died in 1955.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Goldsmith Chandlee". surveyhistory.org. Retrieved 2018-06-18.[failed verification]
- ^ "Clipping from Evening Star - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Clipping from Evening Star - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Clipping from The Washington Herald - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Clipping from The Washington Herald - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Clipping from The Washington Post - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Clipping from The Washington Times - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- 1865 births
- American people of Irish descent
- 1955 deaths
- Painters from Washington, D.C.
- American illustrators
- 19th-century American painters
- 20th-century American painters