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Schofield (W ALTER ELMER an American)

W (ALTER) ELMER, an American painter, born at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1867. He studied in Paris under Bouguereau, Ferrier, and Aman- Jean and, returning to America, became a Fellow of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. He is represented in the National Collection of Uraguay; Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington; John Herron Art Gallery, Indianapolis lis; Art Museum, Cincinnati; Pennsylvania ati; Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts; Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; Sebright Art Gallery, Buffalo; Memorial Gallery, Washington; International Exposition, Buenos Ayres, and other permanent collections. He received many prizes and gold medals and was a member of the National Academy, National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Royal Society of British Artists, etc. During the World War he saw service with the British army in France.