biography of William DOLE (1917-1983)

Birth place: Angola, IN

Addresses: Santa Barbara, CA

Profession: Painter, educator

Studied: Olivet Col, with George Rickey & Harris King Prior, AB, 1937; Mills Col, 1940; Univ Calif, Berkeley, MA, 1947; Mills Col, 1949.

Exhibited: Calif Watercolor Soc, 1950-52; solo show, DeYoung Mem Mus, 1951; group, 1955 & 1957 & solo shows, 1951, 1958 & 1968, Santa Barbara Mus Art; solo show, La Jolla Mus, 1964; retrospective, Univ Calif, Santa Barbara, 1965; PAFA, 1968.

Work: Amherst Col; Phoenix Mus Art; Santa Barbara Mus Art; Mills Col; Rockefeller Inst.

Comments: Teaching: Lectr, Univ Calif, 1947-49; instr art, Univ Calif, Santa Barbara, 1949-51, asst prof art, 1951-58, assoc prof art & chmn dept, 1958-62, prof art, 1962-.

Sources: WW73; Falk, Exh. Record Series.