biography of William R. CHRISTOPHER (1924-1973)

Birth place: Columbus, GA

Addresses: Hartland, VT

Profession: Painter

Studied: Sorbonne, Paris, France, 1946-47; Académie Julian, Paris 1946-48; Ossip Zadkine, Paris, 1947; Ecole Americaines, Fontainebleau, France, 1947; also with Amedee Ozenfant, 1948-50;Hans Hofmann in NYC, 1950.

Exhibited: Corcoran Gal, 1961-65; Inst Contemp Arts, Boston; Inst Contemp Arts, London; NAD; MoMA Paris, 1971 (solo); US Embassy, Madrid, Spain, 1972 (solo); Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston, 1970s; Galeria Juana Mordo, Madrid, 1970s. Awards: Gold medal for "Fallen Rock Zone," Boston Univ, 1964; Carroll Reece Mus Purchase Award, East Tenn State Univ, 1968; grant, Inst Arts & Lett, New York.

Work: BMFA; WMAA; Addison Gallery Am Art, Andover, MA; Seattle Art Mus; Inst Contemp Arts Library, London.

Comments: Preferred Media: acrylics, oils, pencil. Teaching: visiting artist, Dartmouth Col, 1966 (summers 1968-73).