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WILLIAM M. SNYDER (MADISON, INDIANA) OIL PAINTING

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William McKendree Snyder (Madison, Indiana, 1848-1930) 12" x 20" oil on canvas, titled "Indiana Beeches". Signed lower right "W.M. Snyder". William McKendree Snyder was one of the earliest artist to paint in Brown Co., Indiana in the 1870s. Snyder was born in Liberty, Indiana in 1848. He settled permanently in Madison, Indiana, where he specialized in dense forests, especially beech trees. He studied in Cincinnati, New York, and Philadelphia. Snyder fought in the Civil War on the Union side and reportedly survived the infamous Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp. One of Indiana's premier artists. Excellent condition and in original frame.

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