Edward Wilson Currier | |
Birth Date: | October 11, 1857 |
Birth Place: | Marietta, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Date: | November 15, 1918 |
Alma Mater: | Chicago Academy of Fine Arts |
Occupation: | Painter |
Parents: | Charles Jacob Currier |
Relatives: | Nathaniel Currier (paternal uncle) |
Edward Wilson Currier (1857–1918) was an American painter and illustrator. Born in Marietta, Ohio, he was educated at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and opened a studio in San Francisco, California.[1] He did oil and watercolor paintings of landscapes, still lifes and maritime scenes.[1] [2] He took trips to Hetch Hetchy and the Yosemite Valley to make sketches for his paintings.[3]