Artist
Centurion, 1901–1922
Born 18 February 1854 in New York (Brooklyn), New York
Died 13 October 1922 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by Frank Fowler and Howard Russell Butler
Elected 2 November 1901 at age forty-seven
Century Memorial
William M. J. Rice had been a member of the Society of American Artists and associate member of the National Academy of Design. Until ten years or more ago, he painted portraits. Trouble with his eyes interfered with his later work and led him to pursue a secluded life.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1923 Century Association Yearbook
