William Congdon

William Congdon

William Grosvenor Congdon (April 15, 1912, Providence, Rhode Island – April 15, 1998, Milan) gained notoriety as an artist in New York City in the 1940s, but lived most of his life in Europe. In 2001, The Sabbath of History, a book combining his works and the words of the future Pope Benedict XVI was published.

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