Background
Strosahl, William Austin was born on June 11, 1910 in New York City. Son of William August and Margaret Theresa (Peterson) Strosahl.
Strosahl, William Austin was born on June 11, 1910 in New York City. Son of William August and Margaret Theresa (Peterson) Strosahl.
Student, Parsons School Design, 1927.
Cub cartoonist New York Evening Graphic, New York City, 1927-1928. Art director Ohio Match Company, 1928-1929, Lindsay Associate Artists, New York City, 1929-1930. Assistant art director J. Walter Thompson, 1930-1932, art director, 1932-1942.
Executive art director William Esty Company, 1942-1955, creative director, executive vice president, 1956-1969, watercolor painter, from 1969.
Fellow Dolphin Fellowship. Member American Watercolor Society (vice president 1950), American Watercolor Society (honorary president since 1983), National Art Directors Association (vice president 1954), National Academy Design, Academician since 1994, Silvermine Guild, Allied Artists American, Audubon Artists.
Married Rosemary Rachel Jordan, May 28, 1949 (deceased December 1989). Children: Timothy, Brian, William, Jordan, Margaret.