Researching Henry Wix
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 269 people with the Wix surname? In that year Wix was ranked number 3310 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
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Some Famous People called Henry Wix
Henry Otto Wix
Henry Otto Wix (1866–1922), also known as Otto Wix, was a German-born landscape and portrait painter who emigrated to the United States in the late 1890s. He studied in New York, but visited Hawaii in 1907 and 1908–9. About 1910, he moved to San Francisco, but visited Hawaii again in 1912. He also made several sketching trips to Mexico. Wix's marriage ended in divorce, resulting in depression and alcoholism. He died by his own hand in Santa Barbara, California on March 13, 1922.
Wix is best known for his landscapes in watercolor. The Honolulu Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum are among the public collections holding paintings by Henry Otto Wix.
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