William Wendt

William Wendt (1865-1946) was an American landscape painter. He was called the "Dean of Southern California landscape painters."

Wendt was a founding member of the California Art Club, along with his wife Julia Bracken Wendt, and served as its president for six years.

Wendt built his studio in Laguna Beach, California. A Laguna street, Wendt Terrace, bears his name.

Awards

• Bronze Medal, Buffalo Exposition 1901;
• Kirchberger Prize, Chicago Art Institute, 1913;
• Silver Medal, San Francisco Exposition, 1915;
• Black Prize, California Art Club,1916;
• Ranger Purchase Prize, National Academy of Design,1926

Galleries and Public Collections

• William Wendt Gallery of Art - Laguna Beach, California
• Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois;
• Laguna Art Museum;
• Irvine Museum, Irvine, California;
• Pasadena Art Museum, California.
• Richmond Art Museum, Indiana

Sources

• Hughes, E. Milton; Artists in California, 1786-1940, 1989
• South, Will (November 28, 2008). "William Wendt: Plein Air Painter of California". Laguna Art Museum:In Nature's Temple: The Life and Art of William Wendt. Resource Library. http://tfaoi.org/aa/8aa/8aa224c.htm. 
• Walker, John Alan; Documents on the Life & Art of William Wendt, 1992.
• Westphal, Ruth Lily; Plein Air Painters of the Southland, 1996