Edwin Willard Deming
American painter, sculptor (1860–1942)
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Edwin Willard Deming (August 26, 1860 – 1942) was an American visual artist and illustrator, who was known for his genre paintings of indigenous tribe members (particularly of the Blackfeet tribe) and wild animals. He worked as a painter, muralist, illustrator, and sculptor.[1][2] One of his murals was adapted for use on U.S. postage.[3] Deming was also known as E. W. Deming, Man-Afraid-of-His-Name, and Eight Bears.
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| Born | August 26, 1860 Ashland, Ohio, United States |
| Died | October 15, 1942 (aged 82) New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | E. W. Deming, Man-Afraid-of-His-Name, Eight Bears |
| Education | Art Students League of New York, Académie Julian |
| Occupations | Painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist |
| Spouse | Therese Osterheld (m. 1892–) |
| Children | 6 |
Life and career
Edwin Willard Deming was born on August 26, 1860, in Ashland, Ohio, to parents Celestina Velutina (née Willard) and Howard Deming.[1][4] As a child, his family moved due to the American Civil War, and he was raised in western Illinois, where on occasion they were neighbors with the Winnebago people.[1] When he was a teenager, he traveled in Oklahoma, and sketched indigenous people.[1]
Deming studied at the Art Students League of New York; followed by study from 1884 to 1885 at the Académie Julian in Paris, under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre.[1]
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When he returned to the United States, he worked for the next two years painting cycloramas, which are panoramic paintings on the inside of a cylindrical canvas.[1]
Deming traveled with fellow artist DeCost Smith in 1890.[5] His artwork took him to Arizona and New Mexico, as well as to the tribal lands of the Blackfeet, Crow, and Sioux.[1]
In 1892, he married Therese Osterheld from Yonkers, New York, and together they had six children.[4]
He died on October 15, 1942, in New York City.
Gallery
Trading with Indians (1898), etching
The Fight (c. 1906)
Mutual Surprise (1907)
Good Luck Arrow (1908)
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