Background
Sparks, Will was born on February 7, 1862 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Sam and Julia Plauman Oge Sparks.
Sparks, Will was born on February 7, 1862 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Sam and Julia Plauman Oge Sparks.
Education high school, Saint Louis. Washington University School of Art, 1883-1886. Missouri Medical College, Saint Louis, 1884-1886.
Studied in Paris at École des Beaux Arts, Julian Academy, Colorossi Academy and École de Medicine.
Principal works: “Harbor of Bordeau,” Bordeau, France: portrait, Saint Louis Museum. “California Mission,” Toledo (Ohio) Museum. Oil painting “1906,” acquired by the Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1934.
Also murals in various Institutions.
Member faculty University of California, 1904-1908.
Married Ethel Martin, 1916.