Background
Varnum, William Harrison was born on January 27, 1878 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Harrison and Sarah Frances (Tibbetts) Varnum.
Varnum, William Harrison was born on January 27, 1878 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Harrison and Sarah Frances (Tibbetts) Varnum.
Graduate Rindge Technology School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1894. Julien Academie, Paris, France, 1901. Massachusetts State Normal Art School, 1903.
Pupil of Woodbury, DeCamp, et cetera
In art, public schools of Boston and Cambridge, 1898-1903. Professor fine and applied arts, James Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, 1903-1912. Assistant professor drawing and design, University of Wisconsin, 1912-1917, associate professor, 1918-1930, professor art education and department chairman since 1930.
Exhibited paintings at Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, Boston, Massachusetts, et cetera
Member College Art Association, Western Arts Association (Vice-President 1938), Midwestern Arts Conference (president 1941), American Vocational Association, National Education Association, Delta Phi Delta. Member State Council of Defense, 1942. Clubs: University, Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors.