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William Wendt (February 20, 1865 – December 29, 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

Collections
Public collections containing Wendt's work include:


 * Art Institute of Chicago
 * Bowers Museum
 * Brauer Museum of Art
 * Brigham Young University Museum of Art
 * Crocker Art Museum
 * Dallas Museum of Art
 * Flint Institute of Arts
 * Fleischer Museum (Scottsdale, Arizona)
 * Henry Art Gallery
 * Indianapolis Museum of Art
 * Irvine Museum, Irvine, California
 * Joslyn Art Museum
 * Laguna Art Museum
 * Los Angeles County Museum of Art
 * Mills College Art Museum
 * Saginaw Art Museum (Saginaw, Michigan)
 * San Diego Museum of Art
 * Smithsonian American Art Museum
 * Springville Museum of Art
 * University of Michigan Museum of Art