Background
Low, Will Hicok was born on May 31, 1853 in Albany, New York, United States.
Low, Will Hicok was born on May 31, 1853 in Albany, New York, United States.
In 1873 he entered the atelier of Jean-Léon Gérôme in the École des Beaux Arts at Paris, subsequently joining the classes of Carolus-Duran, with whom he remained until 1877. His pictures of New England types, and illustrations of John Keats, brought him into prominence. He was an instructor in the schools of Cooper Union, New York, during 1882 to 1885, and in the school of the National Academy of Design from 1889 to 1892.
In 1909 he illustrated the book "In Arcady" by Hamilton Wright Mabie.
The style was influenced by the Art Nouveau movement. A mural by him is located in the Howard M. Metzenbaum United States. Courthouse.
Returning to New York, he became a member of the Society of American Artists in 1878 and of the National Academy of Design in 1890.
Married Berthe Eugenie Marie Julienne, of Paris, France, 1875. Married second, Mary Louise Fairchild, November 4, 1909.