Show William Willia i lam A. A t Coffin N. N Y YI Artist Dies NEW YORK Oct 27 AP AP- AP William Anderson Coffin Cortin president and treasurer of the American Fine Arts society and ore one of N w Yorks York's lest L known painters died lIed yesterday yesterday yester yester- day at the v Ne York hO hor lie was 70 years old and ancl a n ba heMr he e Mr fr Coffin was born in Alle- Alle Pa son SOl of 11 1 i net nei Coffin He lie a was graduated grad ted from Yale Tale In 1874 and after alter several years rears of study in ht this country became be became became be- be came the pupil s of Leon In tt Paris where he spent several 5 yeas ears He returned to New York In 1882 and at of once attracted at att attention attention at- at t nUon by his work as a landscape an and figure painter He lie an In Ina a associate of th the National Academy of ot Design In 1 1818 and R. R member in 1912 |