William Keith: A Visionary of the California Landscape Born in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on November 18, 1838, William Keith’s artistic journey took him across continents and ultimately established him as a significant figure in late 19th-century American art. His early life, marked by the loss of his father at birth and raised primarily by grandparents, instilled within him a deep appreciation for nature – a theme that would dominate much of his oeuvre. Unlike many artists of his era who received formal training through structured academies, Keith’s artistic development was larg…