William Homer Leavitt, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Homer Leavitt

American artist

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1868

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1951

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About William Homer Leavitt

  • William Homer Leavitt (April 23, 1868 – August 8, 1951) was an American portrait painter who married the daughter of politician William Jennings Bryan.
  • For a time, Leavitt was a sought-after society portraitist, until he departed for Paris to pursue his art.
  • He was subsequently divorced by his wife, and his two children were raised by their politician grandfather.
  • Leavitt's two children became the subject of a heated custody battle chronicled in the newspapers of the day.

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