Discipline: Literature

William Walsh

Discipline: Literature
MacDowell Fellowships: 1929, 1931
William Thomas Walsh (1891–1949) born in Waterbury, CT, was an historian, educator, and author; he was also an accomplished violinist. His educational background included a B.A. from Yale University (1913). Walsh received an honorary Litt.D. from Fordham University.

Studios

Schelling

William Walsh worked in the Schelling studio.

Marian MacDowell funded construction of this studio the year that the organization was established and the first artists arrived for residency. It was called Bark Studio until 1933, when it was renamed in honor of Ernest Schelling, a composer, pianist, and orchestral leader who served as president of what was then called the Edward MacDowell…

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