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The Joy of Collecting: The Strishock Print Collection

Simmons, Will

Will Simmons (1884 - 1949) was an accomplished American painter, etcher, engraver, and sculptor who specialized in wildlife prints. Simmons studied at Harvard and at the Julian Academy in Paris. He was known as a master of dry point engraving and he engraved images of monkeys, bears, moose, birds and other animals in this style. He was a member of the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Brooklyn Society of Etchers and of the California Printmakers Society.

Resources Cited:
Ask Art
http://www.askart.com/askart/artist.aspx?artist=100098

Art of the Print.com
http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/simmons_will_linsaisissable.htm

Image

Zodiac

Etching. "Zodiac" shows a circle with the various zodiac signs and symbols. Signed by artist in lower right corner.

Reference:  Who’s Who in American Art - 1940

Represented: Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. - Smithsonian Institution, Wash., D.C. - Blbliotheque Nationale, Paris