William Victor Higgins

William Victor Higgins (June 28, 1884 – August 23, 1949) was an American painter and teacher, born in Shelbyville, Indiana.

In Paris he was a pupil of Robert Henri, René Menard and Lucien Simon, and when he was in Munich he studied with Hans von Hayek.

He was later briefly married to Marion Koogler McNay of San Antonio, Texas.

[4] While living in New Mexico, he often painted portraits of Native American women.

[5] During the Depression, he was commissioned to paint a mural inside the Taos County Courthouse financed by the PWAP, titled Moises, El Legislador.