William Wendt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Wendt
American painter
Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1865
Place of Birth: Germany
Date of Death: 29-Dec-1946
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About William Wendt
- William Wendt (February 20, 1865, Bentzen, Kingdom of Prussia - December 29, 1946, Laguna Beach) was a German-born American landscape painter.
- He was called the "Dean of Southern California landscape painters."He emigrated to the United States in 1880, while still a teenager, and spent some time as a staff artist in Chicago.
- From 1894 to 1896, he travelled extensively with his friend, George Gardner Symons.
- He married the sculptor, Julia Bracken in 1906 and moved to California shortly thereafter.Wendt was a founding member of the California Art Club, along with his wife Julia, and served as its first president for six years.Wendt built his studio in Laguna Beach, California.
- A Laguna street, Wendt Terrace, bears his name.
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