About William Congdon
William Grosvenor Congdon was an American painter who became notable as an artist in New York City in the 1940s, but lived most of his life in Europe. William Grosvenor Congdon (April 15, 1912 – April 15, 1998) was an American painter who became notable as an artist in New York City in the 1940s, but lived most of his life in Europe. During the war, Congdon made drawings of the people and places he encounters and recorded his experiences in a diary and in letters to his parents.
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