Walter Shirlaw

Born: 1830

Biography:

Walter Shirlaw (August 6, 1838 – December 26, 1909) was a Scottish-American artist. Shirlaw was born in Paisley, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his parents in 1840. He worked as a bank-note engraver, and his work was first exhibited at the National Academy in 1861. He was elected an academician of the Chicago Academy of Design in 186...