Q:Facts:   - imagesize: 220px    - death place: taos , new mexico    - born: chicago , illinois    - caption: leading member of the art institute of buffalo    - death date: 1955 -lrb- aged 45 -rrb-    - field: painting , drawing , sculpture , art education      - birth date: 1910    - name: william b. rowe    - movement: modern realist    - nationality: american    - image: william b. rowe.jpg    - birth place: chicago , illinois   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william b. rowe .
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william bentley rowe -lrb- 1910 -- 1955 -rrb- was an american artist and art educator who worked primarily in new york and new mexico .he was a versatile artist who used a wide range of mediums with great success .he also executed several large murals .rowe was a leading member of the art institute of buffalo .other well-known members of the institute included charles e. burchfield , edwin dickinson , david foster pratt , and isaac soyer .however , rowe was the driving-force behind the art institute 's development and growth during the nineteen thirties and forties .