biography of William Barksdale MYERS (1839-1873)

Birth place: Richmond, VA

Death place: Richmond

Addresses: Richmond

Profession: Portrait & historical painter

Studied: PAFA

Exhibited: Fair of Mechanics Inst., Richmond, VA, 1855-57 (prizes); Wash. AA, 1857

Work: Virginia Hist. Soc.

Comments: He was the son of prominent lawyer, Gustavus A. Myers (1801-1869), and a member of the artistic circle which centered around the Valentine family (see Edward Valentine).

Sources: G&W; Richmond Portraits, 142, 218; Washington Art Assoc. Cat., 1857; Wright, Artists in Virgina Before 1900.