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William Sartain
Early Life, Family and Training William Sartain was born in Philadelphia on November 21, 1843. He was born into a lineage of makers; his father, John Sartain, was an artist, and his sister, Emily Sartain, would also establish herself as an artist. This familial environment provided a direct, technical entry point into the visual arts. After completing his studies at Central High School in Philadelphia, William Sartain began a practical
apprenticeship in the family trade. He learned the use of the burin from his father, a skill that grounded his later, more expansive painterly pursuits in a rigorous understanding of line and engraving. His formal education moved beyond the domestic sphere to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. This period of study provided the necessary foundation for an artist who would eventually move far beyond the provincial constraints o…