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William Alexander Drake (1891 - 1979)

Winter Chores
oil on board, 6" x 8", signed lower right
A prominent Canadian/American artist, Drake was born in Toronto. He studied at the Central Ontario School of Art and Design with George Reid, William Cruikshank, and Charles Manly. He later became an instructor at Yale. Drake became an important scenic artist in NYC, designing sets for major Broadway productions incluing The King and I and South Pacific. He was art director at NBC and worked in the early motion picture business. Drake exhibited at the Royal Canadian Academy, the Ontario Society of Artists, Salons of America, the Laguna Beach Art Association, and the Montclair Museum.