Will Blake
Will Blake (born 1991) is an American painter best known for his representations of American Civil War reenactment.
Will Blake

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- Name
- Will Blake
- Born
- 1991
- Birthplace
- Oshkosh, WI, United States
- Known for
- Painting, American Civil War reenactment
- Training
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Florence Academy of Art, Glasgow School of Art
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- painting
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• Name — Will Blake • Born — 1991 • Birthplace — Oshkosh, WI, United States • Known for — Painting, American Civil War reenactment • Training — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Florence Academy of Art, Glasgow School of Art • Website — https: www.williamblakeart.com/
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Education
He studied at the Florence Academy of Art in the summer of 2012, the Glasgow School of Art in the spring of 2013 and graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign BFA painting program in 2014.
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His exhibition with artist Sean Tierney at Figure One, titled "Between the States" was his first showing of his Civil War reenactment work.
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