William P. Welsh (American, 1889-1984) was an illustrator,
portrait painter, and muralist. He grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and
studied with Mary Kinkead; at the Art Students League (ASL) and under
Frank V. DuMond; Academie Julian, Paris. He was also a member of the
Society of Illustrators (SI) in New York City. Welsh won numerous prizes
and medals for his work, exhibiting at the Art Institute of Chicago,
the SI, and at the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. He has
illustrated magazine covers for Woman’s Home Companion, Hearst
International Publications, and Cosmopolitan as well as travel posters
for the Pullman Company.
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