biography of William Henry DRAKE (1856-1926)

Birth place: NYC

Death place: Los Angeles, CA

Addresses: NYC; Los Angeles, CA

Profession: Painter, illustrator

Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, with B. Constant and Doucet, 1890.

Exhibited: Brooklyn AA, 1882-84; Boston AC, 1883-1908; Paris Expo, 1889 (prize); NAD, 1895-1900; PAFA, 1895-96; SC, 1903 (prize); Corcoran Gal, 1907-08; AIC.

Member: ANA, 1902; AWCS; NYWCC; SC, 1887; A. Fund. S.

Comments: A specialist in drawing animals, he illustrated Jungle Book.

Sources: WW25; Hughes, Artists of California, 156

Legals