William Wendt

William Wendt (1865-1946) was an American landscape painter. He was called the "Dean of Southern California landscape painters."
Wendt was a founding member of the California Art Club, along with his wife Julia Bracken Wendt, and served as its president for six years.
Wendt built his studio in Laguna Beach, California. A Laguna street, Wendt Terrace, bears his name.

• Sole winner of an award at the first Chicago and vicinity annual exhibition, Chicago Art Institute, 1897
• Bronze Medal, Buffalo Exposition, 1901
• Kirchberger Prize, Chicago Art Institute, 1913
• Silver Medal, San Francisco Exposition, 1915
• Black Prize, California Art Club,1916
• Ranger Purchase Prize, National Academy of Design,1926

• A Golden Anniversary for Chicago Art. Katharine Kuh. Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago Vol. 40, No. 4, Part I (Apr. - May, 1946), pp. 40-46; p. 41. Published by: The Art Institute of Chicago. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4112312

• Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California
• Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
• Laguna Art Museum
• Irvine Museum, Irvine, California
• Pasadena Art Museum, California
• Richmond Art Museum, Indiana
• William A. Karges Fine Art

Steven Stern Fine Arts, Beverly Hills, CA