William Homer Leavitt | |
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.jpg) Leavitt in 1904 | |
| Born | April 23, 1868 Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1951 (aged 83) Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Known for | Portrait paintings |
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William Homer Leavitt (April 23, 1868 – August 8, 1951) was an American portrait painter who married the daughter of politician William Jennings Bryan. For a time, Leavitt was a sought-after society portraitist, until he departed for Paris to pursue his art. He was subsequently divorced by his wife, and his two children were raised by their politician grandfather. Leavitt's two children became the subject of a heated custody battle chronicled in the newspapers of the day.