Background
Woolrych, Francis Humphry William was born on February 1, 1864 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Francis Benson William and Frances Emily (Sherrington) Woolrych.
Woolrych, Francis Humphry William was born on February 1, 1864 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Francis Benson William and Frances Emily (Sherrington) Woolrych.
Educated under private tutors. Graduate Royal Academy Fine Arts, Berlin, 1884. Studied at École des Beaux Arts and Academie Colarossi, Paris, with Raphael Collin, Gustave Courtois and Puvis de Chavannes.
Orson Hewit, October 1, 1887. Children—Francis H. West., Edmund Hugh. Came to the United States, 1888, and settled in Saint Louis.
Portrait, landscape and mural painter, oil and water color.
Decoration: State Capitol, Jefferson City, Missoury.
Member American Federation Arts, Saint Louis Artists’ Guild. Club: Missouri Athletic.
Married Bertha, daughter; children: Francis H. West., Edmund Hugh.