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Paul MacWilliams
“The locations that Paul MacWilliams paints are warmly familiar: Independence Hall, a Lancaster County field, an octagonal schoolhouse, a fruit stand in the Italian Market, the “Rocky” steps, Headhouse Market, the Waterworks, Logan Circle, to name several,” says gallery owner Paula Jackson. His “Pennsylvania Statehouse in 1776” painting stuns most people by initially puzzling them, and then intriguing them with its detail and depictions of life at the time of America’s founding, she adds. The painting illustrates many scenes, and MacWilliams can entertain and educate using the painting to tell stories about life at that time and the diverse participants of American history.

The pair of paintings represents two and a half years of research, studio work and countless hours of library time and the input of historical experts. The Pennsylvania Statehouse painting depicts the artist’s research and interpretation of what the city of our country’s birth looked like in 1776. Research and a map will be included with the sale of that painting.

His “Independence Park in 2011” shows the same area of Philadelphia as it now appears. Artful works by regional and local artists are available at Beauty: ceramic bells and jewelry by Patricia Mahoney (Havertown), paintings by Patricia O’Halloran (Haverford), Kenzig Design Lamps (Merion Station), and paintings by Chris Niedland (Wayne). MORE ABOUT PAUL MACWILLIAMS The art of Paul MacWilliams, a 20th century realist painter, is a reflection of American Life, its people and its landscapes. He captures the emotions of his subjects in a gentle realistic style developed over the past 40 years working as a full time artist. The diversity and scope of his talent creates great demand for his work. During his professional career MacWilliams has lived and painted in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, Montreal Canada, and Southeast Asia. He has painted realism and by imagination. An aspiring illustrator at age 10, MacWilliams graduated from University of the Arts in Philadelphia (then Philadelphia Museum College of Art) in 1968. He was drafted that same year, and in 1969 joined a special detachment of combat artists in Vietnam, furthering his pursuit of defining the American experience. His early works are hung in the Presidential Palace in Saigon. Commissions include “The Reunion of Golf” which illustrates the history of golf and was commissioned by Andy Mauch, Curator for the USGA Golf Museum in Far Hills, NJ in the late 1990s. In recent years, he has been commissioned to paint scenes at numerous golf courses, including St. Davids Golf Club in Wayne, PA, the Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, and Whitford Country Club in Exton, PA. MacWilliams has artworks in The Pentagon; The White House Collection; The Library of Congress; The Betty Ford Foundation; The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library; Abington General Hospital; Keystone Financial; Obermeyer, Rebman, Maxwell & Hippel; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children; Toshiba America; Campbell Soup Corporation; Rite-Aid Corporation. His works have graced the collections of: Lee Iacocca - Past Chairman, Chrysler Corporation; John F. Welsh - Chairman, General Electric; Harold A. Polig - Chairman, Ford Motors; President Jimmy Carter; President Ronald Reagan; Jack McGuin; Lawrence P. Clinton; Governor Mario M. Cuomo; Dr. McNair-Scott; Tom Brookshire; Senator Bob Dole; Patty Duke Astin; Senator Richard Celeste; Betty White; Senator John D. Rockefeller; Jane Seymour; Shirley Jones; Senator Paul Sarbanes; Carroll O'Connor; Senator Dennis DeConcini; Liza Minnelli; John Chobert; George Burns; Richard Widmark; John Thelen; Steve Martin; Sandy Duncan; Sherwin Seligsohn; Gilber Lehrman; Warren Likens; Bill Williams; Nancy Ring; Forrest Mutier; Lloyd Bridges; Florence Henderson; Art Buchwald; Johnny Carson. PAUL MACWILLIAMS TIMELINE 1945 Paul Maurice MacWilliams born in Newburyport, Massachusetts 1955 Already sketching and an aspiring artist, MacWilliams moved to Southampton in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1964 Graduated William Tennent High School, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1968 Graduated University of the Arts (Philadelphia Museum College of Art) Drafted into US Army for service in SE Asia Married Sharon Barnes 1969-1970 Assigned to D/2/27th of 25th Infantry Div. as a forward observer Assigned to 18th Military History Detachment as NCOIC of the combat artists team See website for images from that time: http://www.american-art-n-print.com/combat-art-print.html http://www.american-art-n-print.com/18th-military-history.html 1970 Photos and artwork: http://www.american-art-n-print.com/cambodian-incursion-1970.html http://www.american-art-n-print.com/combat-photos-print.html 1972 Participated in a Media, Pennsylvania art show, two MacWilliams paintings tied for “best in show” Discovered by Marvin Heisman and began being represented by Heisman’s Fine Arts Gallery in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 1982 Commissioned by Lee Iacocca, chair of the Statue of Liberty Foundation, to create six paintings illustrating the excitement and optimism of immigrants coming through Ellis Island 1987 Painting full time from Ohio 1988 Painting full time from Orange County, New York, Opened Greystone Art Gallery, won two Decor Awards of Excellence, and Best of the Hudson Valley Awards 1994 Designed 6 Limited Edition Plates for The Franklin Mint Heirloom Collection 1995 Painted "The Reunion of Baseball" 1996 Painted “The Reunion of Golf” illustrating the history of golf; for the USGA Golf Museum in Far Hills, NJ 1998 Painting full time from Montreal Canada 2002 Returned to Philadelphia and paints and resides near Italian Market in Philadelphia 2007 Began painting golf course scenes on commission 2011 Exhibited in "The Art of the American Soldier" the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia 2012 “American Stories” to open at Beauty Art, Antiques June 14 and run to August 17 – MacWilliams’ first show in 15 years See http://www.beautyartgallery.net/macwilliams.html SammyMacBarnes (talk) 01:00, 23 May 2012 (UTC)