William Simpson (portrait artist)

For other artists, see William Simpson (disambiguation).
William Simpson
Born
William H. Simpson

c.1818
Buffalo, New York, US
Died1872
Boston, Massachusetts, US
OccupationPortrait painter
Known forPainting, civil right activist
Portrait of Bishop Jermain Wesley Loguen (1835) by William Simpson

William H. Simpson (c.1818 – 1872)[1] was an African American artist and civil right activist in the 19th century, known for his portraits.

  1. ^ Irvine, Betty Jo (1969). Fine Arts and the Black American, Issue 6. Indiana University Libraries. p. 14.