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| Born | July 25, 1877 |
| Died | October 20, 1916 (aged 39) |
William Balfour Ker (1877-1918), was a Canadian-born American painter and illustrator, known for his images depicting labor issues. He was a frequent contributor to Life magazine. He was also known as Balfour Ker.
Born July 25, 1877 in "Dunville, Ontario", Canada [1][2]
Born in Dunville, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]
Married Mary Ellen Sigsbee November 26, 1898.[4]
Sigsbee sued for divorce March 10, 1910.[5]
A self-described socialist,[2] he was among several artists who whose works in The Masses influenced political and artistic developments.[6]
Notable illustrations include "From the Depths" (also known as "The Hand of Fate") frequently reprinted (examples), and ____
He married the artist Mary Ellen ("May") Sigsbee (1877–1960), daughter of Admiral Charles Dwight Sigsbee, on November 26, 1898.[7][8] They divorced in 1910.[8] Following their divorce, she married Anton Otto Fischer.[9] All three were artists and former students of Howard Pyle.[9] Balfor Ker and Sigsbee had a son, David (1906–1922), who was adopted by Fischer.[9]
Balfour Ker also had a daughter, Yosene Balfour Ker, with Josephine Phillips, a model. Yosene was herself a model for the artist John Sloan,[10] appearing in several of his paintings,[11] and her daughter was the actress Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld).[12][13]
Died October 20, 2018 [14]
References
edit- ^ "William Balfour Ker - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for William Balfour Ker". www.askart.com.
- ^ a b "Life's Family Album". Life. Vol. 58, no. 1522. December 28, 1911. p. 1182.
- ^ "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu.
- ^ The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces. Army and Navy Journal Incorporated. 1898. pp. 1212–.
- ^ Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 11 March 1910. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1910-03-11/ed-1/seq-16/>
- ^ Von Blum, Paul (1982). The Critical Vision: A History of Social and Political Art in the U.S. Boston: South End Press. pp. 32–36.
- ^ "Captain and Mrs. Charles D. Sigsbee..." Army and Navy Journal. August 19, 1899. p. 1212.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b "Ker, William Balfour". schoonoverstudios.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Anton Otto Fischer". Illustration History. Norman Rockwell Museum. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Loughery, John (1997). John Sloan: Painter and Rebel (1st ed.). Henry Holt and Co. p. 298. ISBN 9780805052213.
- ^ Elzea, Rowland (1991). John Sloan's Oil Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 978-0-87413-439-1.
- ^ "Profile of Lathrop M. Weld". The New York Times. June 7, 1947.
- ^ "Yosene Ker a Bride; Wed to Lathrop M. Weld in Municipal Marriage Chapel". The New York Times. January 28, 1934.
- ^ Greenwich Village quill v.3:6 (Nov 1918). p. 11 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b5182152;view=1up;seq=17