biography of William Elling GOLLINGS (1878-1932)

Birth place: Pierce City, ID

Death place: Sheridan, WY

Addresses: Sheridan, WY

Profession: Painter, etcher

Studied: largely self-taught; briefly at Chicago Acad. FA, c.1904.

Exhibited: Portland Expo.

Work: Wyoming State Capitol; Casper College

Comments: Gollings was raised on farms in Michigan and New York; he was a true cowboy-artist who worked on ranches in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Built a studio-shack in 1909, where he produced scenes of Western life and etchings.

Sources: P&H Samuels, 189.