William Alexander (artist)
| William "Bill" Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1915 Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | January 24, 1997 (aged 81) Powell River, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | German |
| Field | Painter |
William "Bill" Alexander (April 2, 1915 – January 24, 1997) was a German painter, art instructor, and television host. He is best known as the creator and host of The Magic World of Oil Painting and later the The Art of Bill Alexander & Robert Warren, television programs that ran on PBS in the United States.
Born in East Prussia, Alexander's family escaped during World War I to Berlin. Apprenticed as a carriage maker, Alexander was drafted into the Wehrmacht during World War II. Captured by Allied troops, he made himself notable by painting portraits of Allied officer's wives and he soon made his way to the United States.[1]
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From the early 1970s until 1982, Alexander was the host of the public television series The Magic World of Oil Painting. In the show he highlighted his mastery of the alla prima or wet-on-wet style of oil painting in order to promote his paint supply business, Alexander Art and his painting classes. In the late 80s, Alexander started another television show, The Art of Bill Alexander & Robert Warren with Robert Warren another one of his students that ran for 91 episodes.[2] [3]
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- ^ Alexander, William (1983). The Bill Alexander Story: An Autobiography. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Pub Co. pp. 244. ISBN 0840329903. http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Alexander-Story-Autobiography/dp/0840329903/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324890717&sr=1-1.
- ^ Warren, Robert (2006). Robert Warren's Guide to Painting Water Scenes. Cincinnati: North Light Books. pp. 5. ISBN 1581808518. http://books.google.com/books?id=5OpqUxle_aIC&dq=Art+of+William+Alexander+%26+Robert+Warren&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
- ^ "MSN Episode Guide to The Art of Bill Alexander & Robert Warren". http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/art-of-william-alexander-and-robert-warren/. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
