 william woodward 1859 1939  william woodward 1859 1939 ray fri 4232010 1014 william woodward 18591939  william woodward  self portrait   painted the town  ocean springs  in 1891     published june 16 1994 in  the ocean springs record  revised july 19 2004 william woodward 18591939 was a native of seekonk massachusetts having been born there on may 1 1859 he was a multitalented man and was known in the art and academic world as an art teacher painter etcher preservationist potter and architect woodward has been called the   father of art in new orleans    the daily herald  november 17 1939 p 1   after attending the 1876 centennial exposition at philadelphia william woodward became interested in art he studied at the rhode island school of design 18771883 the massachusetts normal art school 18831886 and by correspondence with the academie julian of paris 18851886  new orleans in 1884 william woodward moved to new orleans here he taught art as an associate professor at the new tulane college and high school professor woodward retired as  professor emeritus of the newcomb college of art   in 1921 he relocated to biloxi mississippi in 1924 after a laudable career in the crescent city in june 1886 william woodward had married louise amelia giesen 18621937 a native of kenner louisiana they were the parents of alma louise woodward 18871939 married william bainbridge logan eleanor woodward 18891939 married clarence blosser and george c moseley william giesen woodward 18921939 and carl ellsworth woodward 18941972 married mollie holland 18941967 the woodwards celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their biloxi home in oak park  the daily herald july 10 1936 p 7   among his many accomplishments william woodward helped organize the newcomb college founded the new orleans art pottery where he hired joseph fortune meyer 18481931 and george e ohr jr 18571918 assisted in the design of the early building on the tulane university campus protested the destruction of the cabildo founded the tulane school of architecture and was associated with the vieux carre commission s efforts to preserve the areas historical architecture  ocean springs william woodward and his spouse louise amelia giesen 18621937 a native of kenner louisiana spent the summer of 1891 at ocean springs mississippi here they drew and painted the local scenery after completing their artistic endeavors under the oaks of this quaint village on the bay of biloxi a large exhibit titled   views of ocean springs    was presented by the artists at the knights of pythias hall on washington avenue  the pascagoula democratstar  of october 10 1891 related   these works of art cover the four walls of the building   the pascagoula democratstar october 10 1891 p 3   the knights of pythias hall was situated on the west side of washington avenue approximately where the law office of hayden s dent esquire now rests at 623 washington avenue the twostory woodframed structure had an area of 3600 squarefeet 30 feet by 60 feet  the ocean springs signal  and  the ocean springs leader  two local journals published in 18921893 by cw crozier and fl drinkwater occupied the first floor while the pythians met upstairs sanborn map1893 and ellison 1991 p 26  washington avenueocean springs mississippi  view south from desoto avenue in 1891  the art of the original 1891 woodward exhibit at ocean springs only two pieces are known to exist here today one is a small watercolor which i facetiously call three little pigs on washington avenue hangs permanently at the walter anderson museum of art wama in ocean springs mississippi it was a gift from dr ronald j french of new orleans the other woodward work is probably a charcoal sketch on watercolor paper titled southern moonlightocean springs it is in a local private collection with a pastel figure study done at his biloxi studio  benachi avenue in 1921 william woodward fell from a scaffold while painting a mural in the united fruit company building at new orleans he damaged his spine confining him to a wheelchair for the remainder of his natural life after an automobile tour of new england in 1923 the woodwards retired to biloxi they settled initially at 123 benachi avenue building a studio home the lot in biloxi on benachi avenue was acquired in may 1922 by mrs louise g woodward from me dalton the consideration was 850 situated on the east side of benachi avenue the woodward lot had fiftyfeet on the street and was one hundred thirtysix feet deep harrison county ms land deed bk 134 p 289  oak park in april 1927 william woodward bought lot 50 in the oak park subdivision he acquired lot 51 in october 1931 the cost of this real estate was 2500 here in december 1927 the woodwards contracted with manuel wetzel for 6000 to construct a one and onehalf story english style cottage studio and gallery this edifice was located on kensington drive near the back bay of biloxi and present day keesler afb the woodward cottage was built of california redwood which had been milled at wiggins mississippi it was roofed with creodipped shingles harrison county ms land deed bk 175 p 54 bk 192 p 464 and  the daily herald december 1 1927 p 2 and february 15 1928 p 2   accomplishments despite his physical handicap william woodward was active in the arts during his retirement years on the mississippi gulf coast when it became difficult for him to paint he reverted to dry point etching and invented fiberloid a simplified etching process in 1927 william woodward organized and presided over the g ulf coast art association in september 1930 professor woodward was named to who s who in america he was the first mississipp artist to be honored and the second biloxi resident dr sharp former president of tulane university had been named earlier the daily herald september 24 1930 p 2 in december 1934 william woodward had an exhibit in the newcomb art school gallery at new orleans among his fifty dry point etchings were nine images representing mississippi gulf coast venues solari s fish wharf our studiobiloxi balloon jib finishbiloxi schooner racing at beacon spearing flounder party the ice manbiloxi joe meyer and george ohr potters solari s oyster wharf and sicilian lugger campbiloxi 1890  the daily herald january 2 1935 p 5   in 1937 william woodward presented a large painting of the now renown newcomb potters of biloxi origins joseph fortune meyer 18481931 and george e ohr jr 18571918 to the biloxi public library today this magnificent treasure is on loan to the ohro keefe museum located at 136 george e ohr boulevard in biloxi in 1938 mr woodward published  french quarter etchings  to promote preservation efforts in the vieux carre section of the crescent city these prints based on his earlier rafaeli oil crayon french quarter paintings were accomplished at his biloxi studio  demise following a brief illness at biloxi where he was confined to the biloxi hospital for four days and cared for by his son and grandson carl e woodward and woodward b logan william woodward was brought on november 9 1937 to the southern baptist hospital at new orleans he died here on november 17 1939 mr woodward was survived by his four children william giesen woodward of syracuse new york carl elsworth woodward of new orleans alma woodward logan of new orleans and eleanor woodward moseley of atlanta mrs woodward preceded her husband in death having passed on october 29 1937 their corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald november 6 1939 p 8 november 17 1939 p 1 october 31 1937 and november 1 1937 p 8   the artworks of william woodward are prized by today s collectors amazingly at the time of his demise his pictures pottery prints etchings portraits and additional personal property was valued at only 2000 the total value of his estate was 7746 of which his biloxi real estate comprised about 40     harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850 december 1939  portrait of george e ohr jr  original in the ohro keefe museum of art at biloxi mississippi references  books regina hines ellison    ocean springs 1892  2 nd edition lewis printing services pascagoula mississippi1991  early views of the vieux carre guide book to the french quarter isaac delgado museum new orleans louisiana1965  history of art in mississippi  dixie press gulfport mississippi1929  mississippi gulf coast yesterday and today 16991939   federal writers project in mississippi works progress administration gulfport mississippi1939  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi biloxi mississippi1976  collections historic new orleans collection  william woodward   chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850   the estate of william woodward    december 1939   journals the daily herald   picture of biloxian   george e ohr and joseph fortune meyer  in collection at delgado museum in new orleans   march 26 1912 the daily herald   professor woodward again home   april 21 1927 the daily herald   artist commences oak park structure   december 1 1927 the daily herald   woodward home   february 15 1928 the daily herald   woodward in who s who   september 24 1930 the daily herald   prof woodward resigns   january 10 1933 the daily herald     september 26 1933 the daily herald   woodward completes 50 years at newcomb   january 2 1935 the daily herald  professor woodward presents portraits of deans of tulane   june 10 1935 the daily herald   celebrate 50th wedding anniversary   july 10 1936 the daily herald   mrs william woodward dies at oak park   october 31 1937 the daily herald   mrs woodward buried  november 1 1937  the daily herald    oath taken by mrs woodward  december 30 1938 the daily herald   prof woodward ill   november 6 1939 the daily herald   prof woodward dies in orleans   november 17 1939 the daily herald   dr woodward buried in memorial park   november 18 1939 the daily herald   know your coast   the almost forgotten woodward studio   september 26 1956 the mississippi press   portraits hold memories of loving friendship   august 28 1994 p 7b the ocean springs record   half century ago   july 24 1969 the ocean springs record   william woodward painted the town in 1891   june 16 1994 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   october 10 1891 the times picayune   old vieux carre presented in whitney bank art exhibit   september 29 1979 maps sanborn map company ny   ocean springs mississippi  sheet 11893  personal communication  dr ronald j french new orleans louisiana may 1993 dr james w nelson gonzales louisiana may 1993 murella powell biloxi mississippi february 1994   coasting the retirement years of william and louise g woodward at biloxi mississippi 19231939  by ray l bellande william woodward painting of a biloxi house 19th century sojourns the mississippi gulf coast had seduced william woodward 18591939 and louise amelia giesen 18621937 his spouse as an artistic and holiday destination as early as 1891 they spent the summer of 1891 at ocean springs mississippi here the woodwards drew and painted the local scenery a native son of seekonk massachusetts william was enraptured by the warmth and tropical beauty of the landscape with its live oaks and brilliant blooms of azalea by the gulf with its colorful assortment of sailing fishing and shrimp boats and the local sights such as the episcopal church in pass christian to popp s ferry in back bay louise on the other hand focused on drawing precise botanical illustrations of the exotic sea life both in watercolor and oil after completing their artistic endeavors under the oaks of this quaint village on the bay of biloxi a large exhibit titled   views of ocean springs    was presented by the artists at the knights of pythias hall on washington avenue  the pascagoula democratstar  of october 10 1891 related   these works of art cover the four walls of the building   the pascagoula democratstar october 10 1891 p 3   an attestation that the woodwards were enamored with the mississippi seashore as a respite from his academic duties occurred in early august 1892 when william geisen woodward 18921939 their first son was born at waveland hancock county mississippi wwi draft registration orleans parish louisiana r 1684928 db 13 three more children were to follow another son and two daughters and it was said that william henceforth preferred his wife to devote her talents to being a wife and mother rather than an artist the woodward family returned to ocean springs in the summer of 1895 they were guests of benjamin f parkinson jr 18591930 a businessman from new orleans who maintained a summer home on biloxi bay in the lovers lane neighborhood mr parkinson raised award winning poultry at his ocean springs estate  the pascagoula democratstar august 23 1895 p 3    biloxi it was at biloxi harrison county mississippi that the william woodward family would spend much of their vacation time especially summers nouveau biloxi or biloxi was the french colonial outpost from which new orleans was founded in 1718 by jeanbaptise le moyne sieur de bienville 16801768 a canadian soldier in the employ of france slowly in the 1840s biloxi began to develop as one of the six sisters a designation for the small resort towns situated on the mississippi sound referred to as the lake between bay st louis and pascagoula as a summer spa serviced by steam packets operating from milneburg on lake pontchartrain biloxi catered to the affluent primarily from the crescent city here waterfront hotels inns and ancillary services grew to accommodate the fortunate who could flee the intense heat and scourge of yellow fever which was pervasive at new orleans from summer into fall the appellation queen city was given biloxi in the late 19 th century sullivan 1985 p 17 and p 41 by 1900 biloxi had become one of the leading seafood packing towns in america here water front canneries using indigenous and seasonal bohemian labor from baltimore processed oysters shrimp fruits and vegetables the new orleans mobile chattanooga railroad the precursor to the l n railroad had begun to serve the region in the fall of 1870 as the population grew biloxi attracted professionals and retirees from other areas and eventually a small art community developed here before 1920 william and louise g woodward retired to biloxi in 1923 and were residents until their deaths in the late 1930s during this time they saw the rapid growth and development of the tourist industry on the mississippi gulf coast large masonry hotels replaced the smaller pre1920 woodframed structures at biloxi the buena vista hotel tivoli hotel edgewater hotel and biloxi hotel rose along the sylvan shores of the mississippi sound there were also several golf links between gulfport and ocean springs to accommodate those enamored with this rapidly developing sport  meyer and ohr in addition to his proficiency in drawing and painting william woodward had been trained in the american arts and crafts tradition first at the rhode island school of design and then at the boston normal school with ceramics as a personal favorite prior to his tenure at newcomb college tulane university william started a pottery enterprise connected with the tulane decorative art league in new orleans in 1885 following upon the success 1884 cotton centennial coincidentally william woodward found help for his fledgling pottery on baronne street the new orleans art pottery from two local biloxi boys joseph f meyer 18481931 and george e ohr 18571918 joseph f meyer would later become the potter for the newcomb pottery and be associated with william woodward at new orleans for many years until he retired in 1927 to biloxi with a heart condition and failing eye sight a very large oil canvas of ohr and meyer throwing pots in new orleans was completed by professor woodward in 1890 it was exhibited at the world s columbian exposition of 1893 at chicago and in 1912 at the delgado museum in new orleans the new orleans art pottery company painting was brought by the woodwards to biloxi and shown in public here at the inaugural show of the mississippi gulf coast art association in february 1927 for many decades this historic painting hung in the biloxi public library before being loaned to the ohro keefe museum at biloxi mississippi in the late 1990s  the daily herald march 12 1912 p 1 february 21 1927 p 2   january 4 1928 p 10  in august 1921 professor woodward lauded ohr and meyer in a letter written to  the daily herald  the local journal at biloxi and gulfport mississippi as follows  biloxi mississippi august 21 1921 editor daily herald    my attention has been called to the letter published august 19 by mr rose concerning the late geo e ohr of biloxi whose ability as an art potter he recommends very highly it is a pleasure to add my testimony to his and say that mr ohr was employed by the no art pottery co in which i had a leading interest for quiet a period associated with mr joseph meyer also of biloxi who now live son deer island and who is now employed in the winter season in turning the beautiful shapes designed and created by the students of the newcomb college for women tulane university of new orleans mr ohr produced when with us the highest class of work in clay on the potter s wheel and at times did his work before the public in expositions i wish to earnestly support the idea of having collections of his work in all schools and exchanges in biloxi properly labeled very likely other art work done in biloxi could be added if carefully selected which would be instructive and creditable yours very truly  wm woodward sr professor of art tulane university  the   daily herald august 25 1921 p 2    preretirement years the daily herald  relates that professor woodward and his family had several holidays at biloxi before his retirement years began delighting equally in the artistic and recreational opportunities with a particular fondness for sailing in january of 1921 william woodward was operated on for a tumor in the sacral region of his spine at touro infirmary in new orleans the ensuing disability forced his resignation from tulane university beginning the academic session 192122 confined permanently to a wheelchair his mobility was limited but his artistic inspiration and production soared he entered upon one of the most creative periods of his life with great pessimism his physician dr parham despaired of william woodward s recovery even after eighteen months of bed and wheelchair yet during this time of convalescence in the summers of 1921 and 1922 william woodward painted prolifically on the coast his thirty studies completed in 1921 were exhibited at the newcomb art school s public gallery he was more active in 1922 completing fifty canvasses in oil including subjects at night and also the popular biloxi regatta the summer of 1922 was a family reunion for mrs louise g woodward during their seven weeks stay at biloxi eleanor w blosser 18891939 their daughter and spouse of clarence blosser 18741920 an atlanta georgia based patent medicine manufacturer brought their  five small children  to biloxi mrs blosser was a newcomb art school alumnus and the chairman of the exhibit committee for the atlanta art association she later married george c moseley 18811930 in atlanta  the daily herald   july 22 1922 p 3 and july 23 1928 p2 the late summer of 1922 was very special to professor woodward as he donated a painting that was made from the lawn of the biloxi city hospital to the local infirmary this image captured the shadegiving live oak trees the water front and the biloxi yacht club with this gift william woodward was expressing his gratitude to the clinic and staff as well as his deep love for biloxi and its people which was mutual  the daily herald september 2 1922 p 3   when interviewed about the woodwards in 1991 dolores davidson smith 19161997 of ocean springs related   i can say that these people have enriched my life and memories they were sweet and loving and when the children couldn t come the grandchildren couldn t come i would go over and stay with them and love them to pieces they were so sweet and gentle   transcriptbiloxi public library of an interview by murella h powell on march 7 1991     benachi avenue to facilitate his trips back and forth to new orleans   william woodward had ordered a speciallyoutfitted dodge touring car with manual controls it was such a success that it prompted an ambitious tour of new england including a visit to his hometown of seekonk massachusetts in 1923 afterwards the woodwards formally retired to biloxi mississippi they settled initially at 123 benachi avenue the brady lot in biloxi on benachi avenue previously was acquired in may 1922 by mrs louise g woodward from me dalton 18571929 a prominent chicago contractor who like the woodwards had chosen to retire in the queen city the consideration was 850 this tract was situated on the east side of benachi avenue and had fiftyfeet on the street and was one hundred thirtysix feet deep  the daily herald april 22 1922 p 3 february 15 1929 p 8 and  harrison county ms land deed bk 134 p 289 they built a studio home that has been described architecturally as swiss chalet mrs woodward assisted in the construction of their home working with red tile and cypress shingles bragg and saward 2004 p 183 building of biloxi 1976 p 127 and  the daily herald september 26 1956   on account of the paralysis of his legs the benachi home had to be constructed at ground level in order that mr woodward could navigate his wheelchair in and out of the premises unaided when outside his home william woodward carried a lecture hall folding chair in his car with wheels attached to the legs he utilized this lightweight chair as his means of locomotion on the streets of biloxi  woodward benachi home and studio at biloxi mississippi benachi avenue was biloxi s avenue of oaks it was much photographed and the subject of william woodward s palette it probably reminded william of the famous  allee  of live oaks in new orleans audubon park which he had seen everyday from his studio in gibson hall at tulane the woodwards would live at the benachi avenue address until 1927 despite his growing involvement in the biloxi artistic community william woodward finally was able to heed his  wanderlust   which had been denied him most years at tulane teaching as he did the summer sessions in 1926 they packed the touring car and set off on another working trip this time to the far west for months he remained in the yellowstone valley painting and finally arrived in san francisco the city which had beckoned members of his mother s family the carpenters of seekonk in the midnineteenth century it had always been a source of romantic speculation to the young william growing up in those closed new england winters the paintings of this period are bolder and broader in handling more impressionistic gone is the careful architectural rendering of william woodward s early painting much is experimental too realized in greater abstraction of form and broad areas of strong color it seems to be a new exciting artistic language more suited to the boisterous spirit of the west than to the careful vocabulary of the eastern arts and crafts tradition perhaps some of the most daring compositions result from the woodward s seavoyage to hawaii where he painted for weeks before returning to southern california and eventually back to benachi avenue upon the demise of louise g woodward in 1937 the benachi cottage was legated to woodward bainbridge logan 19101995 and william ellsworth logan 19151930 her grandsons they sold it for 1100 in june 1939 to vivien stansbury louise g woodward left all of her   vases pottery and pictures to be distributed among my grandchildren in whatever manner by eleanor woodward mosley   sic     harrison county ms chancery court cause no 156021937 and harrison county ms land deed bk 227 p 239  the mississippi gulf coast art association william woodward was the founder of the mississippi gulf coast art association during his retirement years at biloxi in midnovember 1926 he and interested parties met at the biloxi public library and commenced this cultural body which aspired to influence the future aesthetics of the mississippi gulf coast among the charter members of the organization were mary ethel dismukes 18701952 and louise mallard 19001975 of biloxi miss sarah k smith 18781930 of gulf park college dean parkhurst woleben 18911968 of gulfport and emma langdon roche edward c de celle and roderick dempster mackenzie 18651941 of mobile  the daily herald november 19 1926 p 2  as there were several snow birds in the gulf coast art association its annual schedule was characterized by several monthly meetings in the spring fall and winter usually at the biloxi public library on lameuse street occasionally the group would convene at a member s residence or at the art studio on the campus of gulf park college in long beach mississippi a guest lecturer either invited or drawn from within the membership would speak on a particular art related topic william woodward with his years of instruction at newcomb college and tulane university was often the speaker there were generally two public art exhibitions each year at biloxi a juried show that was held near mardi gras and a nonjuried show in december the summer months were idle after a juried show ended it would be relocated to another gulf coast city for another public viewing often the home town of the artist whose work was chosen best coast scene would become the selected venue in addition to biloxi the gulf coast art association is known to have art exhibits at gulf park college long beach mississippi gulfport mississippi and mobile alabama the mississippi gulf coast art association held its first annual exhibit at the biloxi public library from february 4 th until february 20 th 1927 miss ethel dismukes 18701952 then secretary of the organization exhibited photography and oil paintings her the burden bearer was voted the bestliked picture william woodward won the gold medal for our street   the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2 and february 21 1927 p 2  the art center in early december 1932 artists of the mississippi gulf coast art association decided to commence an art center in biloxi it was located on the north side of west howard avenue between reynoir and fayard streets adjacent to d aquin s drugstore the art center may have been the first artist public meeting place and artist coop on the mississippi gulf coast in addition to rotating art exhibits and association meetings the gulf coast art association planned to have a workroom in their building with north light which is considered excellent for drawing and painting classes and workshops were also planned for the workroom the art center opened in late december 1932 professor woodward william billy logan his grandson and charlotte e tibbs of biloxi worked diligently to bring this project to fruition  the daily herald december 6 1932 p 2 december 29 1932 p 2 and january 10 1933 p 6  william woodward resigned from his very active role as president of the mississippi gulf coast art association in january 1933 he had led the organization since its inception anne wells munger 18621945 a native of springfield massachusetts and resident of pass christian mississippi became acting president mrs munger wintered at pass christian and enjoyed painting during the cooler summers on cape cod in massachusetts  the daily herald february 14 1927 p 2 and january 10 1933 p 6  oak park in april 1927 william woodward bought lot 50 in the oak park subdivision at biloxi mississippi he acquired lot 51 in october 1931 the cost of this real estate was 2500 here in december 1927 the woodwards contracted with manuel wetzel for 6000 to construct a one and onehalf story english style cottage studio and gallery this woodward edifice was referred to as the studio and was located on kensington drive near the back bay of biloxi and the naval reserve park which was later integrated into present day keesler air force base the woodward cottage was built of california redwood which had been milled at wiggins mississippi it was roofed with creodipped shingles harrison county ms land deed bk 175 p 54 and bk 192 p 464 and  the daily herald december 1 1927 p 2 and february 15 1928 p 2 in february 1943   s everal years after william and louise g woodward had passed died their oak park cottage was taken from their heirs by imminent domain the us army air corps had commenced the construction of keesler field in this area of biloxi in 1941 and the woodward property was near the north end of the airstrip the woodward home served for some time as the residence of the base commanding officer although it was metamorphosed with additions its basic architectural style remained intact harrison county ms land deed bk 253 p 327 and down south nov dec 1953 p 38  biloxi and other exhibits while a resident of biloxi professor woodward participated annually in the gulf coast art association exhibition usually held at the biloxi public library in december 1935 he was invited by the newcomb art school to show his work and to celebrate his thirtyfive years of service to tulane university  the daily herald january 2 1935 p 5  following is a listing of some of the paintings shown by william woodward during his residence on the mississippi gulf coast  1927gulf coast art association professor woodward and miss ethel dismukes president and secretary of the gulf coast art association with yeoman efforts assembled and exhibition and sale for the active artists of the association at the biloxi public library in early february 1937 the show was juried by will h stevens of newcomb college miss sarah smith of gulf park college and edmund c decelle of mobile the peoples bank donated a gold medal award for the best oil painting the city commissioners not to be trumped also provided a gold medal for the best gulf coast scene the honorable mention award was a blue ribbon professor woodward had a least two paintings in this initial exhibit of the mgcaa the new orleans art pottery company and our street which was awarded the gold medal for best coast scene louise giesen woodward also participated in this art show  the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2 february 3 1927 p 5 and february 21 1927 p 2  in april 1927 the woodwards ventured to charleston south carolina to attend the southern states art league annual convention while in the low country professor woodward painted the renowned azalea blossoms of magnolia plantation and gardens and visited the terrace azalea gardens at easter they visited with eleanor w blosser and grandchildren in atlanta at mobile the woodwards visited the gulf coast art association show and returned it to biloxi  the daily herald april 21 1927 p 2    1928gulf coast art association midfebruary 1928 was indeed a historic moment in the art history of biloxi there were two exhibits on simultaneously professor william woodward had his own gallery showing while the mgcaa show was hanging in the biloxi public library the woodward display consisted of about forty paintings primarily of biloxi some of his subjects were benachi avenue at its back bay terminus the biloxi lighthouse live oaks in front of the wp kennedy domicile shell roads in the vicinity of solari s fish house and the elliptical shoreline of the back bay of biloxi an art critic from new york city so admired the color and composition of william woodward s spring time near biloxi that he compared the professor to claude monet 18401926 mr woodward related that after he had moved beyond the barbizon style that indeed monet had been an inspiration  the daily herald february 16 1928 p 2  professor william woodward opened the 1929 art association annual exhibition with a talk on art appreciation he emphasized that art excepting religion is the most tangible element in our daily lives woodward lauded the mississippi gulf coast art association for its inaugural efforts and selfless serving to promote cultural activities in this historic region he emphasized that there were limitless natural subjects to be captured on the canvas by local artists for as professor woodward stated   art begins at home   william woodward was honored at this art show by capturing the peoples bank award for the best oil painting for his azaleas in sunlight   the daily herald february 18 1928 p 2    1929gulf coast art association in midfebruary 1929 the gulf coast art association met in the biloxi library with roderick dempster mackenzie 18651941 of mobile acting as chairman of the juried show mr mackenzie was actively engaged in painting murals in the state capitol building at montgomery alabama william woodward received the gold medal which had been donated by the biloxi city commissioners as a prize for the gulf coast art association s juried selection of best gulf coast scene luggers was the title of woodward s award winning oil painting he had painted it in 1891 when he and the family had spent the summer at ocean springs this was professor woodward s second gold medal for best gulf coast scene in the gcaa annual exhibition series  the daily herald february 18 1929 p 2    1930gulf coast art association gertrude roberts smith 18691962 of the newcomb art school and charles w bein 18911966 president of the art school of the arts and crafts club of new orleans were jurors for the 1930 mgcaa art show held on february 22 nd in the biloxi public library professor william woodward was given the first national bank of biloxi award which was a 10 dollars gold piece for the best portrait or figure study he did a pastel portrait of eleanor blosser his granddaughter other winners were the biloxi city commissioners prize also a 10 dollar gold piece for the best gulf coast scene to minor sutter of pass christian for a glimpse of bayou portage a water color the peoples bank of biloxi awarded a 10 gold coin to three artists for their fine water colors sarah katherine smith charles e hultberg 18741948 and professor charles woodward hutson peter anderson of the shearwater pottery won the arts and crafts division top honors for a grouping of glazed pots and charles hultberg garnered a gold medal for his large oil landscape the mgcaa provided the awards to anderson and hultberg  the daily herald february 5 1930 p 2 and february 27 1930    1931 gulf coast art association the fifth annual gulf coast art association show was one of the largest and most exciting presented to the public by the young organization the artists showing work at this juried affair held on february 12 1931 at the biloxi public library were professor william woodward miss ethel dismukes miss charlotte e tibbs deaconess mary truesdale charles e hultberg wilomene t white and virginia theobald of biloxi sarah k smith of gulf park college miss nannie mayes crump of gulfport marie a hull of jackson mississippi horace a russ of lakeshore mississippi ethel s creighton amy watkins and miss emma langdon roche of mobile alabama charles w hutson of new orleans herman a mcneil of new york william c richards of ocean springs mississippi and anne wells munger and minor sutter of pass christian mississippi professor ellsworth woodward of newcomb college and president of the southern states art league and miss ella miriam wood also a resident of the crescent city were selected to serve as jurors and judges  the daily herald february 6 1931 p 2 and february 14 1931 p 2  e ambrose webster 18691935 art maven of the provincetown art colony of cape cod was the guest speaker at the exhibit opening he was impressed with the local exhibit and particularly was enamored with the work of charles w hutson 18401936 and william c richards 19142004 william woodward presented a 10 dollar gold piece to the following winners first bank of biloxipeoples bank award to miss emma langdon roche for the best oil painting biloxi city commissioners award to horace a russ for the best gulf coast scene bay st louis chamber of commerce award to marie a hull 18901980 for the best water color pass christian chamber of commerce award to miss amy watkins for the best figure or head gulf coast art association prize to ethel dismukes for the best art craft and the mrs thornhill broome award to minor sutter for the best pastel drawing  the daily herald february 12 1931 p 10    shearwater visit in may the gulf coast art association met at the shearwater pottery in ocean springs mississippi annette mcconnell anderson 18671964 and peter anderson 19011984 her son and founder of the pottery hosted the membership the andersons gave a tour of their facility commencing in the show room were the finished pieces are sold the group broke for tea and sandwiches before completing the visit by viewing the recently enlarged work shops professor william woodward was not present but members from bay st louis pass christian mississippi city and biloxi were in attendance  the daily herald may 11 1931 p 2    junior art show in early may the biloxi public library hosted an exhibition of works by the junior membership of the gulf coast art association media for the event included oils water colors sculpture cut paper and crayons which were utilized to create portrait still life collage and landscape images exhibiting were josephine alphonso bernadette arndt betty buck peggy cassibry mary c helms carin holmes patti lynn k renshaw and katherine webb  the daily herald may 7 1931 p 2 and may 15 1931 p 2    1932 gulf coast art association the gulf coast art association 1932 art show occurred in midfebruary with dean babcock 18881969 a resident of estes park colorado who was wintering at biloxi and henry m rosenberg 18581947 of new york and a winter guest at citronelle alabama serving as jurors at the business meeting william woodward was reelected president of the gcaa   the daily herald february 15 1932 p 2    newcomb exhibit in september 1932 william woodward president of the gulf coast art association had an exhibit of his vieux carre oil paintings in the recently refurbished newcomb college gallery these turn of the century works featured such french quarter landmarks as the cabildo st louis cathedral the old french opera house and the signature jackson square most of these works had been viewed by gulf coast art aficionados either at local exhibits or in professor woodward s oak park studio  the daily herald september 20 1932 p 2     new etchings process the first fall meeting of 1932 was held in late november at the home of deaconess mary truesdell at 138 fayard street in biloxi professor william woodward delivered an address titled new etching processes in recent months he had been working diligently on an exhibit in this medium  the daily herald november 24 1932 p 2  need to write about woodward s dry point etching technique the 1932 fall exhibition of the gulf coast art association was nonjuried and was open to the public from december 11 th to december 18 th at the biloxi library william woodward presented an oil portrait and several etchings the solari memorial plate an etching of the philip l solari 18681932 oyster house wharf and tree was very popular for each solari print sold professor woodward donated one to a biloxi school philip l solari an italian immigrant and biloxi merchant and his oak tree both expired in 1932 ellsworth woodward his brother made the solari prints at new orleans deacon reed s house also an etching by william woodward was made from a sketch of this massachusetts home work shop well and sweep  the daily herald september 26 1932 p 2 and december 12 1932 p 2  1933 gulf coast art association anne wells munger of pass christian mississippi was elected president of the mgcaa at its annual meeting held in the art center on march 13 1933 professor woodward whose motivation and leadership had guided the mgcaa since its inception in november 1926 was named president emeritus william woodward had resigned his leadership of the organization in early january 1933 other elected officers were emma langdon roche vice president mary ethel dismukes secretary and deaconess truesdell treasurer  the daily herald january 10 1933 p 6 and march 14 1933 p 2  the 1933 gcaa juried art show was held march 20march 25 at the art studio on the gulf park college campus in long beach mississippi william woodward displayed the following works autumn and naval reserve park oils captain wooster s carpenter place boats at provincetown buck sawyer and a coat of arms etchings  the daily herald march 21 1933 p 1  the 1933 gcaa art show was scheduled to be displayed in april at the art center on 512 west howard avenue in biloxi the art center officially closed its winter season in early may with a public tea william woodward president emeritus was present at this function the art center remained closed for the summer months  the daily herald march 14 1932 p 2 and may 2 1933 p 2    1934 gulf coast art association the gulf coast art association opened its 1934 show on february 13 th in the hord building on west howard avenue members work was shown in the following mediums oils water colors wood block prints hand painted china and other arts and crafts techniques the show closed on february 20 th it was marked by the strong pencil sketches of anne wells mungers the pwa commissions of miss charlotte e tibbs and the flower studies of miss sarah k smith of gulf park college  the daily herald february 13 1934 p 3 and february 20 1934 p 6    gulf park college in march the gulf coast art association decided to have a graphics arts show in the studio of miss sarah k smith to open april 16 th at gulf park college in long beach mississippi william woodward presented some of his etchings and was awarded an honorable mention for oyster luggers   the daily herald march 6 1934 p 2 and april 17 1934 p 8  in december 1934 upon his fiftieth year of service to tulane university professor woodward was honored by the newcomb art school with an exhibit of his work in their gallery the woodward showing consisted of fifty dry point etchings nine of these images were of the mississippi gulf coast solari s fish wharf our studiobiloxi balloon jib finishbiloxi schooner racing at beacon spearing flounders party the ice manbiloxi joe meyer and george ohr potters solari s oyster wharf and sicilain lugger camp atbiloxi1890 a couple who resided on park avenue in new york city bought a print of solari s fish wharf   the daily herald january 2 1935 p 5  ws robinson a popular landscape painter from old lyme connecticut and former classmate of william woodward visited biloxi during the winter of 19341935 mr robinson and professor woodward met about fifty years past when both were studying at the massachusetts normal art school in boston like woodward ws robinson had an extensive career as an art instructor after academic posts in new london philadelphia baltimore the teachers college of columbia university he ended his career in 1934 at the national academy of design in new york city   the daily herald january 4 1935 p 2    1935a year of sales and exhibitions professor woodward sold five vieux carre etchings    in march to the lauren eastman rogers memorial foundation art museum at laurel mississippi the lauren eastman rogers art museum was founded in 1923 and the woodward etchings were for its permanent collection at this time william woodward also vended an original vieux carre study done in raffelli oil crayons to a party from cleveland ohio and an oil painting of an oyster wharf on the back bay at biloxi to a patron in boulder colorado both studies were 22 inches by 28 inches  the daily herald march 11 1935 p 8  william woodward s fifty dry point etchings which had been exhibited at the newcomb art school gallery in december 1934 were shown in march 1935 at the massachusetts school of art in boston the school s alumni association sponsored this one man show professor woodward was an 1886 graduate of this institution  the daily herald march 11 1935 p 8  in early april the gcaa held its annual juried show at the studio of sarah k smith at gulf park college long beach mississippi there were ninetyfive art objects from sixteen of the twentytwo art association members in the exhibition professor william woodward displayed three large oils and several etchings his subjects were two french quarter scenes and benachi avenue  the daily herald april 9 1935 p 1  in june 1935 william woodward attended the centennial anniversary of tulane university he presented to the school portraits of eleven former deans and professors whom he had worked with in his long career at the school professor woodward was the only living member of this august group  the daily herald june 10 1935 p 2    jill chancey curator at the lauren e rogers art museum at laurel mississippi relates that their accession records demonstrate that three woodward etchings were purchased in 1935 not five as reported by the biloxi newspaper telephone conversation july 9 2008  1936 gulf coast art association the 1936 juried art show of the gulf coast art association was held in the sun parlor of the white house hotel the fortyninepiece show opened on march 1 1936 and was available for public viewing for about one week miss ethel dismukes exhibited three photographs   inn by the sea   oil tinted   lover s lane   and   wind swept   professor william woodward of biloxi showed the following   portrait of patricia   oil   biloxi light ship at sunset and ship in moonlight   raffaelli oil crayons and   benachi avenue bioxi oyster wharf yellow fever quarantine and pass christian   etchings dean babcock of denver colorado presented several wood engravings while gcaa regulars anne wells munger sarah k smith charlotte e tibbs and nannie mayes crump had works in various media for public viewing  the daily herald march 2 1936 p 2   the april meeting was held on april 14th at gulf park college and was a joint session with the gulfport women s club  the daily herald april 4 1936 p 2    1937 gulf coast art association on march 8 th the tenth anniversary convening of the gulf coast art association annual juried exhibition opened in the art studio of miss sarah k smith on the campus of gulf park college at long beach mississippi there were twelve artists in this show professor woodward had four etchings of gulf coast scenes in this 1937 art show his biloxi lighthouse created considerable interest as well as his other images which captured the coast in the recent past the gcaa art show moved from gulf park college to the biloxi library in midmarch  the daily herald march 8 1937 p 8 and march 10 1937 p 5 and march 16 1937 p 2    1937 mississippi art association the mississippi art association opened it 1937 annual exhibition at jackson on december 15 th professor william woodward won first prize for a scene painted on lover s lane at ocean springs mississippi it was a large canvas other gulf coast art association members exhibiting in jackson were anne wells munger of pass christian mrs jc mcnair of handsboro and miss nannie mayes crump of gulfport william woodward and mrs munger had been members of the state art association for several years while miss crump and mrs mcnair were elected to join this select group in 1937  the daily herald december 25 1937 p 2    1938 gulf coast art association once again the biloxi library was the scene of the 1938 gulf coast art association art show it commenced on march 22 nd william woodward showed his award winning lover s lane painting and a group of etchings there was also a memorial exhibit of the paintings of recently deceased charles woodward hutson 18401936 of new orleans  the daily herald march 22 1938 p 2    1939 gulf coast art association professor woodward s last gulf coast art association show occurred at the biloxi library in early march 1939 his oil painting   biloxi harbor after the races   depicted the effects of a setting sun on the sails of the racing fleet charlotte e tibbs spoke to the group on the picture and the frame the geographic range of the subject matter exhibited was from the gulf coast to as far north as alaska with the works of adolyn gale dismukes 18641953 the widowed sisterinlaw of ethel dismukes to the coastal architecture of cape cod captured by anne wells munger and the water color landscapes of michigan by charlotte e tibbs shearwater pottery had several excellent pieces in their characteristic blue and green glazes as well as the popular little figurines  the daily herald march 10 1939 p 2    1940 gulf coast art association the spring show was held in early march at gulf park college with eight artists representedthere was also a memorial exhibit of the work of professor woodward among the artists exhibiting were william robison of old lyme connecticut jacque tarmosky archibald boggs of long beach miss charlotte tibbs and josephine alfonso  the daily herald march 7 1940 p 7    demise following a brief illness at biloxi where he was confined to the biloxi hospital for four days and cared for by his son and grandson carl e woodward and woodward b logan william woodward was brought on november 9 1937 to the southern baptist hospital at new orleans he died here on november 17 1939 mr woodward was survived by his four children william giesen woodward of syracuse new york carl elsworth woodward of new orleans alma woodward logan of new orleans and eleanor woodward blosser moseley of atlanta georgia mrs woodward preceded her husband in death having passed on october 29 1937 their corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald november 6 1939 p 8 november 17 1939 p 1 october 31 1937 and november 1 1937 p 8  the artworks of william woodward are prized by today s collectors amazingly at the time of his death his pictures pottery prints etchings portraits and additional personal property was valued at only 2000 the total value of his estate was 7746 of which his biloxi real estate comprised about 40 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850 december 1939  references  books jean bragg and dr susan saward  painting the town the woodard brothers come to new orleans  jean bragg gallery new orleans louisiana2004  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi biloxi mississippi1976 regina hines ellison    ocean springs 1892  2 nd edition lewis printing services pascagoula mississippi1991  early views of the vieux carre guide book to the french quarter isaac delgado museum new orleans louisiana1965  history of art in mississippi  dixie press gulfport mississippi1929  mississippi gulf coast yesterday and today 16991939   federal writers project in mississippi works progress administration gulfport mississippi1939 charles l sullivan  the mississippi gulf coast portrait of a people  windsor publications inc northridge california1985 walter anderson museum of art    across the lake three new orleans artists on the gulf coast   june 11august 31 1994 ocean springs mississippi  magazines down south     gulf coast tours  volume 3 no 6 novemberdecember 1953 chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 15602   the estate of mrs louise g woodward    december 1937 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16850   the estate of william woodward    december 1939 federal court civil action no 219  usa v 26551 acres in the city of biloxi   1941  journals the daily herald   letterscommends the work of potter   august 25 1921  1922 the daily herald   art work of tchouticabouffa clay lasting memorial to potter   january 28 1922 the daily herald   benachi lot sold   april 22 1922 the daily herald   to return to new orleans   july 22 1922 the daily herald   presented with oil painting   september 2 1922  1926 the daily herald   organize art association   november 19 1926 the daily herald   artist are biloxi visitors   november 19 1926 the daily herald   gulf coast association  november 30 1926 the daily herald    1927 the daily herald   opening of art exhibit at library   february 3 1927 the daily herald   oak park on the bay  advertisement     february 3 1927 the daily herald   award made by jury of gifted and competent artists for gulf coast art association exhibition at biloxi february 4   february 5 1927 the daily herald   jalan pottery arrives   february 9 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes saturday   february 14 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes   february 21 1927 the daily herald   professor woodward again home   april 21 1927 the daily herald   artist commences oak park structure   december 1 1927  1928 the daily herald    joseph meyer lived in biloxi   january 4 1928 p 10 the daily herald   woodward home   february 15 1928 the daily herald   two art exhibitions   february 16 1928 the daily herald   second annual art exhibition   february 18 1928 the daily herald   art exhibit opens at pass   christian     march 1 1928 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs    july 23 1928  1929 the daily herald   fine arts department exhibit   january 11 1929 the daily herald   exhibit of women artists   january 14 1929 the daily herald   dalton funeral tomorrow   february 15 1929 the daily herald   woodward is again honored   february 18 1929 the daily herald   another biloxian exhibits   june 13 1929  1930 the daily herald   art prizes offered  february 5 1930 the daily herald   art exhibit opens   february 24 1930 the daily herald   art prizes given in coast exhibit   february 27 1930 the daily herald    joseph meyer buried   march 18 1931  1931 the daily herald   art exhibition to open on feb 12   february 6 1931 the daily herald   art association gives reception   february 12 1931 the daily herald   art exhibition open sunday   february 14 1931 the daily herald   art exhibits   may 7 1931 the daily herald   coast art association   may 11 1931 the daily herald   junior art exhibit   may 15 1931  1932 the daily herald   art association meeting   january 16 1932 the daily herald   art association hear talk on wood block printing   january 20 1932 the daily herald   art exhibit opens   february 13 1932 the daily herald   orleans artist   charles w hutson  here   february 13 1932 the daily herald   art exhibit opens women win prizes   february 15 1932 the daily herald   oil paintings   vieux carre  shown  september 20 1932 the daily herald   miss dismukes exhibit   october 31 1932 the daily herald   oil paintings shown   september 20 1932 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   september 26 1932 the daily herald   december art exhibit   november 15 1932 the daily herald   art ass n meeting   november 24 1932 the daily herald   talks on etching   november 29 1932  the daily herald   art center to open   december 6 1932 the daily herald   exhibit opens sunday   december 10 1932 the daily herald   sixth annual exhibit   december 12 1932 the daily herald   art center interesting   december 29 1932  1933 the daily herald   prof woodward resigns   january 10 1933 the daily herald   etching exhibit at art center   february 15 1933 the daily herald   mr anne munger elected president art association   march 14 1933 the daily herald   art exhibit in progress   march 21 1933 the daily herald   art association tea   may 2 1933 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   september 26 1933  1934 the daily herald   art exhibit   february 13 1934 the daily herald   art exhibit closes   february 20 1934 the daily herald   art association to have graphic arts exhibition in april   march 6 1934 the daily herald   art exhibit at gulf park   april 17 1934  1935 the daily herald   noted artist   ws robinson  in biloxi  january 4 1935 the daily herald   summer art colony in biloxi assured   january 28 1935 the daily herald   professor woodward presents portraits of deans of tulane   june 10 1935 the daily herald   gulf coast art sold   by wm woodward     march 11 1935 the daily herald   summer art colony  march 25 1935 the daily herald   annual art show opens   april 9 1935  1936 the daily herald   mrs munger on pottery   january 7 1936 the daily herald   art exhibit excellent   march 2 1936 the daily herald   gulf coast art association   april 4 1936 the daily herald   celebrate 50th wedding anniversary   july 10 1936  1937 the daily herald   prof woodward resigns   january 10 1937 the daily herald   art association jury exhibits to open march 8   february 22 1937 the daily herald   art association opens exhibit at gulf park studio   march 8 1937 the daily herald   coast scenes predominate in art exhibit now open at gulf park   march 10 1937 the daily herald   spring exhibit in library   march 16 1937 the daily herald   mrs william woodward dies at oak park   october 31 1937 the daily herald   mrs woodward buried  november 1 1937 the daily herald   pictures on display   december 25 1937  1938 the daily herald   to hold arts and crafts exhibit at markham on monday   january11 1938 the daily herald   to exhibit arts and crafts monday   january 15 1938 the daily herald   annual art exhibit opens at biloxi   march 22 1938  1939 the daily herald   coast artists display pictures in spring showing   march 10 1939 the daily herald   prof woodward ill   november 6 1939 the daily herald   prof woodward dies in orleans   november 17 1939 the daily herald   dr woodward buried in memorial park   november 18 1939 the daily herald   know your coast   the almost forgotten woodward studio   september 26 1956 the mississippi press   portraits hold memories of loving friendship   august 28 1994 p 7b the ocean springs record   half century ago   july 24 1969 the ocean springs record   william woodward painted the town in 1891   june 16 1994 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   october 10 1891 the times picayune   old vieux carre presented in whitney bank art exhibit   september 29 1979  1940 the daily herald   art association spring exhibit   march 7 1940  interviews  dolores davidson smith 19161997 with murella h powell on march 7 1991 at the biloxi public library biloxi mississippi children  william woodward and louise a giesen had married at new orleans in june 1886 and by the turn of the 20 th century they had four children alma louise woodward 18871939 married william bainbridge logan 18761933 eleanor woodward 18891939 married clarence blosser 1874pre1928 and george c moseley 18811930 william giesen woodward 18921939 married lillian caroline best 18931930 and carl woodard 18941972 married mollie holland 18941967  grand children  alma w logan woodward bainbridge logan 19101995  william elsworth logan 19132002    eleanor w blosser moseley clarence blosser 1913 woodward blosser 1915 eleanor blosser 1917 bess woodward blosser 1919 margaret blosser 1921 eloise blosser 1923   william g woodward elsworth woodward 1919pre1930  caroline woodward 19191930    carl woodward patricia woodward     902 views  