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GILBERT WILLIAM GAUL (1855— )
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GAUL, GILBERT WILLIAM (1855— ), American artist, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on the 31st of March 1855. He was a pupil of J. G. Brown and L. E. Wilmarth, and he became a painter of military pictures, portraying incidents of the American Civil War. He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1880, and in 1882 a full academician, and in the latter year became a member of the Society of American Artists. His important works include: " Charging the Battery," " News from Home," " Cold Comfort on the Outpost," " Silenced," "On the Look-out," and " Guerillas returning from a Raid."