William H. Machen (1832-1911)

War – its glories and griefs.  25x30 oil painting.
Representing the sorrows, losses and devastation caused by war, William Machen painted it in 18 days, finishing it on November 16, 1864.
Peter Navarre, hero of the War of 1812. A lifesize painting, painted from life when Navarre was 80 years old. Collection of the Toledo Lucas County Library.

A remarkable recordkeeping book written in Machen’s hand, spanning from 1852 to 1907. It documents over 3,000 of his paintings. Machen Collection of the Toledo-Lucas County Library
Jim Machen in 2010 holding William Machen’s first painting, painted in 1852.
Machen painted his first set of Stations for St. Mary’s Church in 1859-1860.
Machen painted a set of Stations for St. Francis Church between 1866 and 1873.
The Blade, October 7, 1970. Builders Retouch Land Canvas