Background
Southwell, William Joseph was born on January 14, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Henry and Ellen Maria (Nolan) Southwell.
Southwell, William Joseph was born on January 14, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Henry and Ellen Maria (Nolan) Southwell.
Student, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1933-1937; Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1940; Master of Arts in Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1941; postgraduate, Frudakis Academy Sculptor, 1986-1988.
Visual artist, Philadelphia, 1946-1952, 65-68; art director, Smith Kline French laboratories, Philadelphia, 1952-1957; art director, Wyeth Pharmaceutical, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1957-1965; professor, art, Northampton College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1968-1974; instructor, The Art Institute of Chicago Philadelphia, 1974-1984.
Board of directors Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts Fellowship, 1989-1991. With United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Married Janet Keys Landy, September 22, 1945. Children: Richard Christopher, Michael Landy, William Joseph Junior.