William B. Van Ingen
William Brantley Van Ingen (1858–1955) was a
murals
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Life
Van Ingen was born in Philadelphia. He was a student of
Panama Canal murals
Of the murals, Van Ingen said, "I tried to compose into one picture the views to be seen from different standpoints, but united in the mind. It enabled me to combine different periods of time in the construction work."[This quote needs a citation] He also said, "[a]ny success the paintings may have had, came, I believe, from an endeavor to see with the eyes of the man in the ditch."[This quote needs a citation]
References
- ^ Taylor, Stevens, Ponder & Brockman, Indiana: A New Historical Guide, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN 1989 p. 404
- ^ "USCH Visitors Guide" (PDF). November 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "William Brantley Van Ingen". PCPC Web Site. Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
William B. Van Ingen was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as a pupil of Thomas Eakins and Christian Schuessele. After completing his studies at the Academy, he moved to New York where he apprenticed under three noted stained glass artists: John La Farge, Francis Lathrop, and Lewis C. Tiffany.
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