William Victor Higgins

William Victor Higgins

William Victor Higgins (June 28, 1884-August 23, 1949) was an American painter and teacher, born at Shelbyville, Ind. He studied at the Art Institute in Chicago and at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In Paris he was a pupil of Robert Henri, Ren Menard and Lucien Simon, and when he was in Munich he studied with Hans von Hyeck. He was an associate of the National Academy. He moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1914 and joined the Taos Society of Artists in 1915.

Among his pictures are:
* "Moorland Gorse and Bracken," in the Municipal Gallery, Chicago
* "Moorland Piper," Terre Haute Art Association
* "Juanito, the Suspicious Cat," In the Union League Club, Chicago
* "Women of Taos," Santa Fe Railroad
* "A Shrine to St. Anthony," Des Moines Association of Fine Arts
* "Fiesta Day," Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, Ohio
* "Pueblo of Taos," Los Angeles Museum
* "Indian at Stream," Los Angeles Museum
* "Taos from the Hillside," Richmond Art Museum
*"Baking Bread, Taos", Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis
*"The Blue Shawl", Eiteljorg Museum
*"Talpa Landscape", Eiteljorg Museum
*"Abiquiu Country", Eiteljorg Museum

External links

* [http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmu/nmus76d.htm Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis) biography of William Victor Higgins]


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