William Dickinson Washington | |
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Born | William D. Washington October 7, 1833 |
Died | December 1, 1870 | (aged 37)
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery Lexington, Virginia |
Nationality | American |
Education | Emmanuel Leutze; Academy of Arts, Düsseldorf |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | The Burial of Latané (1864) |
Movement | Romanticism |
William Dickinson Washington[1] (October 7, 1833 – December 1, 1870[2]) was an American painter and teacher of art. He is most famous for his painting The Burial of Latané, which became a symbol of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy in the years following the American Civil War,[3] and for the work he did in establishing the fine arts program of the Virginia Military Institute.