William Merritt Chase

(American, 1849–1916)

koto chase by william merritt chase

William Merritt Chase

Koto Chase, 1899

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Biography

Timeline

1849
Born in Williamsburg, IN
1861
Received first artistic training under a local painter (Indianapolis) Barton S. Hays
1869
Studied at the National Academy of Design in New York under Lemuel P. Wilmarth
1872
Attends the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich
1882
Chase helped found the Society of American Painters in Pastel
1891 - 1902
Taught classes at Shinnecock Hills, Long Island, NY
1903
Chase was elected a member of The Ten, the association of prominent New York and Boston Impressionists
1916
Died in New York, NY