William McGregor Paxton
| William McGregor Paxton | |
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Self-portrait, c. 1910
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| Born |
June 22, 1869 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | 1941 Newton, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cowles Art School, Jean-Léon Gérôme |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Okie Paxton |
William McGregor Paxton (June 22, 1869 – 1941) was an American painter and instructor who embraced the Boston School and was a co-founder of The Guild of Boston Artists. He taught briefly while a student at Cowles Art School, where he met his wife Elizabeth Okie Paxton, and at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. Paxton is known for his portraits, including those of two presidents—Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge—and interior scenes with women, including his wife. His works are in many museums in the United States.
He was born on June 22, 1869 in Baltimore to James and Rose Doherty Paxton. William's father moved the Paxton family and established a catering business in Newton Corner, Massachusetts in the mid-1870s.
Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Rose Paxton), 1902
Portrait of the Artist's Father (James Paxton), 1902
Paxton attended Cowles Art School on a scholarship he attained at the age of 18. He studied with Dennis Miller Bunker and Cowles and then went to Paris to study under Jean-Léon Gérôme, at École des Beaux-Arts.Maryhill Museum of Art said he also studied at Académie Julian in Paris. He returned to Cowles and studied with Joseph DeCamp, who also taught Elizabeth Vaughan Okie. She became Paxton's student and then his wife.
Paxton became engaged in 1896 to Elizabeth Vaughan Okie, and they married on January 3, 1899. They traveled to Europe together and often spent their summers on Cape Cod and Cape Ann. They lived in Newton, Massachusetts, first on Elmwood Street with his parents. About 1916 they resided or had a studio on Ipswich Street in Fenway Studios in Boston. They later purchased a house in Newton Center on Montvale Road.
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