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| Born | Archibald MacNeal Willard August 22, 1836 Bedford, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 1918 (aged 82) U.S. |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | The Spirit of '76 (c. 1875) |
Archibald MacNeal Willard (August 22, 1836 – October 11, 1918) was an American painter who was born and raised in Bedford, Ohio. He was the son of Samuel Willard, the pastor of Bedford Baptist Church.[1][2]
Willard had an interest in art ever since he was a child and often scribbled on barns and other structures at home. As a young man, Willard moved to Wellington, Ohio and began working for wagon maker E.S. Tripp. He began as a basic wagon painter, but eventually was allowed to paint elaborate decorations that were popular at the time.[3] Willard joined the 86th Ohio Infantry Regiment in 1863 and fought in the Civil War, but was not heavily involved. During this time, he painted several scenes from the war.
After the war, Willard created a pair of paintings for Tripp's daughter, Addie, called Pluck and Pluck No. 2. The first of the two features three children being carted by a dog chasing a rabbit, while in the second, the children and their cart have crashed due to their reckless pursuit. These paintings, among earlier sketches, forged a relationship between him and photographer James F. Ryder. Ryder made much of his money in chromolithography, printing popular and marketable images for the average household. He saw a potential in Willard to create humorous and cheerful paintings to make profits.[3]
Willard painted The Spirit of '76 about 1875 in Wellington, Ohio after he saw a holiday parade pass through the town square.[4] Willard also painted three murals in the main hall of the Fayette County courthouse in Washington Court House, Ohio: The Spirit of Electricity, The Spirit of Telegraphy, and The Spirit of the Mail.
Willard is buried in Wellington, Ohio at the Greenwood Cemetery.[5] He is commemorated by a Willard Avenue in his birthplace of Bedford and a Willard Drive in nearby Garfield Heights.
- ^ "FOXNews.com - Ohio Town Develops Own 'Scent-Sibility' - Celebrity Gossip". Fox News. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
- ^ Caldwell, Janet (2012). Images of America: Bedford and Bedford Township. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-0738593692.
- ^ a b Pauly, Thomas H. (1978). Zenderland, Leila (ed.). "In Search of 'The Spirit of '76'" Recycling the Past: Popular Uses of American History. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 29–49. ISBN 9780812210958. JSTOR j.ctt19631ks.5.
- ^ Arndt, Ursula; Giblin, James (2001). Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags: The Story of the 4th of July Symbols. New York: Clarion Books. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-618-09654-X.
- ^ Vigil, Vicki Blum (2007). Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols & Stories. Cleveland, OH: Gray & Company, Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59851-025-6
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