Rash's Surname Index
Notes for William Henry LIPPINCOTT
LIPPINCOTT, William Henry, artist, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 6, 1849; son of Isaac and Emily (Hoover) Lippincott; grandson of Isaac and Sarah (Widdifield) Lippincott, and a descendant of Richard and Abigail Lippincott, the Quaker immigrants. He was educated in the Friends private school in Philadelphia, Pa., and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He established himself as a designer of illustrations in 1866, and was a scenic painter in Philadelphia theatres, 1870-74. He studied in Paris under Leon Bonnāt, 1874-82, devoting himself to portraits and child life, and exhibiting regularly at the Paris Salon. Returning to the United States in 1889, he established a studio in New York city, where he painted portraits, figure compositions and landscapes, and continued his scenic work principally in connection with the Metropolitan opera house. He became a member of the American Water Color society, the Society of American Etchers, the Sahoagundi club; an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1884, and an academician in 1897. He was married, June 20, 1893, to Amalia (Wilson) [p.444] Chester, daughter of Henry and Helen Wilson and the widow of Stephen Chester. He contributed to American Art exhibitions, to the Centennial exhibition of 1876, and the Paris Salon of 1878. Among his important paintings are: The Duck's Breakfast, Centennial exhibition (1876); Lolette, Paris Salon (1878); The Little Prince (1878); Un Jour de Congé (1879); Pink of Old Fashion (1882); Helena (1883); Infantry in Arms (1887); Loves' Ambush (1890); Pleasant Reflections (1897); and numerous portraits.
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