Virgil Macey Williams

Virgil Macey Williams (October 29, 1830 – December 18, 1886) was an American painter, and the director of the San Francisco School of Design (now known as San Francisco Art Institute).^[1][2][3] In 1872, he co-founded the San Francisco Art Association with Juan B. Wandesforde.^[4]

Virgil Macey Williams
Born	October 29, 1830 Dixfield, Maine, U.S.
Died	December 18, 1886 Napa County, California, California, U.S.
Education	Brown University
Occupation	Painter
Spouses	Mary Page
Relatives	William Page (father-in-law)

Knight's Valley from the Slopes of Mount St. Helena by Virgil Williams, 1873, oil on canvas, De Young Museum

Students of Williams included Harry Stuart Fonda,^[5] John Marshall Gamble,^[6] and James Everett Stuart, amongst others.