Joseph Clinton Devillis

Biography

Joseph Clinton Devillis (aka De Villis) (1878–1912) was an African American artist from Brooklyn, New York who primarily painted landscapes and seascapes. Devillis enlisted in the United States Navy in 1894 (with pad and pencils in hand). Upon visiting Europe he used his shore leave to study the masterpieces in the Louvre, Luxembourg and the galleries of London. An Apprentice First Class on Dewey's USS Olympia, in 1898 he was a signal man at the Battle of Manila Bay.

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