William Langson Lathrop
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William Langson Lathrop (pronounced "LAY-throp") (March 29, 1859 – September 21, 1938) was an American Impressionist landscape painter and founder of the art colony in New Hope, Pennsylvania,[1] where he was an influential founder of Pennsylvania Impressionism.
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Born | (1859-03-29)March 29, 1859 Painesville, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | September 21, 1938(1938-09-21) (aged 79) Montauk, New York, U.S. |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Pennsylvania Impressionism |
Lathrop was a member of the National Academy of Design and served on numerous exhibition juries during his career. He received a gold medal at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition (1915) in San Francisco, which showcased works by many of the major American artists of the time.
Lathrop's paintings are now on display in multiple museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.[2]