caption death_date death_place birth_name birth_place training awards nationality field birth_date alt spouse image article_title name bgcolour
melchers , circa 1900 30 november 1932 stafford county , virginia julius garbaldi melchers detroit , michigan ecole des beaux arts , académie julian , legion of honor american painting 11 august 1860 seated portrait corinne melchers julius garibaldi melchers 3038087868.jpg gari melchers
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gari melchers

julius garibaldi melchers -lrb- august 11 , 1860 - november 30 , 1932 -rrb- was an american artist .
he was one of the leading american proponents of naturalism .
he won a 1932 gold medal from the american academy of arts and letters .
