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Wayman adams biography

          Wayman Elbridge Adams (September 23, – ) was an..

          Wayman Elbridge Adams (September 23, – April 7, ) was an American painter best known for his portraits of famous people.

        1. Wayman Elbridge Adams (September 23, – April 7, ) was an American painter best known for his portraits of famous people.
        2. Born in rural Indiana, Wayman Elbridge Adams's interest in art was encouraged from an early age by his father, a horse farmer and amateur artist.
        3. Wayman Elbridge Adams (September 23, – ) was an.
        4. Wayman Elbridge Adams was an American painter best known for his portraits of famous people.
        5. Biography.

          6. Wayman Elbridge Adams

          American painter (1883–1959)

          Wayman Elbridge Adams (September 23, 1883 – April 7, 1959)[1] was an American painter best known for his portraits of famous people.

          His skill at painting at high speed earned him the nickname 'Lightning'.

          Life

          Adams was born in Muncie, Indiana, the son of a livestock breeder. His artistic leanings [2] were notably encouraged by his father who, being an amateur artist himself, enrolled Adams in Herron School of Art in Indianapolis.

          Thereafter, he continued his studies under the guidance of painter William Merritt Chase in Italy (1910) and Robert Henri in Spain (1912).[2] In Italy, he met artist Margaret Graham Burroughs, and they married in 1918.[2]

          On returning to the United States from his European studies, Adams opened a studio in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2] He subsequently lived and worked in New York and California.[2]

          Adams and his wife ran a summer art