Charles W. Williams
- BORN
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January 17, 1893
Dennison, Texas
- DIED
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February 9, 1960
Kansas City, Missouri
Charles W. Williams was born in Dennison, Texas on January 17, 1893. Around 1920, Williams moved to Kansas City. Around 1926, Williams opened the Williams Photo Studio at 1808 Vine Street. There he took photos of members of the community. Other subjects include churches, homes, and schools. Williams made photographs at the studio until 1959. Charles W. Willams died on February 9, 1960.
Awards & Exhibitions 0
References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Charles W. Williams: Artist File.” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Williams Photo Studio,” Black Archives of Mid-America, accessed July 9, 2021, https://blackarchives.org/category/creator/williams-photo-studio.
“Williams Photo Studio,” in Kansas City Public Library, The Pendergast Years: Kansas City in the Jazz Age & Great Depression, accessed July 9, 2021, https://pendergastkc.org/names/williams-photo-studio.
Williams Photo Studio Collection (AC27), Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City, Missouri.
“Charles W. WIlliams,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970 Certificate No: 6683, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1960/1960_00006683.PDF.
Core Reference Sources
Image Credits
Artwork
Charles W. Williams, Firemen in front of Engine House No. 11, n.d.
Black Archives of Mid-America: AC27-02.
Charles W. Williams, Group of nurses that graduate, n.d.
Black Archives of Mid-America: AC27-11.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Charles W. Williams: Artist File.” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Williams Photo Studio,” Black Archives of Mid-America, accessed July 9, 2021, https://blackarchives.org/category/creator/williams-photo-studio.
“Williams Photo Studio,” in Kansas City Public Library, The Pendergast Years: Kansas City in the Jazz Age & Great Depression, accessed July 9, 2021, https://pendergastkc.org/names/williams-photo-studio.
Williams Photo Studio Collection (AC27), Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City, Missouri.
“Charles W. WIlliams,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970 Certificate No: 6683, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1960/1960_00006683.PDF.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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