William Howard (artist)
{{Short description|American woodworker and craftsman}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = William Howard
| birth_date = active 19th century
| death_place = Kirkwood, Madison County, Mississippi
| known_for = relief woodcarving, decorative art, writing desks
| style = Neoclassical, Federalist, Folk Art
}}
William Howard was an American woodworker and craftsman who lived in Mississippi during the mid-nineteenth century.{{Cite journal|last=Golodetz|first=Mark|year=2007|title=If I Had $1 million|url=http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/ebook/index.cfm|journal=Antiques & Fine Art|volume= VII| issue = 5|pages=165}} Howard is known for his relief carvings that depict common tools and objects from daily life including cutlery, scissors, hammers, and pitchers. Once enslaved by William McWillie, the governor of Mississippi, Howard continued to work at the Kirkwood Plantation following the Civil War.
Collections
- Minneapolis Institute of Art{{Cite web|url=https://collections.artsmia.org/art/113926/writing-desk-attributed-to-william-howard|title=Minneapolis Institute of Arts|access-date=January 28, 2017}}
- Ricco/Maresca{{Cite web|url=http://www.artsobserver.com/2012/01/24/a-tale-of-two-african-american-made-plantation-desks/|title=A Tale of Two African-American-Made Plantation Desks|access-date=January 28, 2017}}
- Wadsworth Atheneum{{Cite web|url=http://argus.wadsworthatheneum.org/Wadsworth_Atheneum_ArgusNet/Portal/public.aspx?lang=en-US&p_AAEE=tab4&g_AABX=Wadsworth_Atheneum_ArgusNet+%7CObject+%7CDepartment+%3d%3d+%272e449aa1-eb57-4cb6-b762-afef2c1ff435%27 |title=Fall-front desk, William Howard, c. 1870|access-date=September 21, 2018}}
References
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External links
- [https://collections.artsmia.org/art/113926/writing-desk-attributed-to-william-howard Writing Desk, c. 1870]
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/arts/design/at-antiquarian-book-fair-photos-of-obama-ancestors.html "A Freed Slaves Designs" New York Times]
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Category:19th-century African-American artists
Category:19th-century American artists