The artist's father William Wallace Gilchrist (Sr.); born Jan. 8, 1946, Jersey City, NJ, died Dec. 20, 1916, Easton, PA; American composer and conductor. Probably painted at Cliff Island, Maine.
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Griffin, Robert; Affectionately, Wallace; The Life and Work of W. W. Gilchrist, Bridgton, ME: Wally Books, 2001 (0971240507)