William Sergeant Kendall (born 1869 in Spuyten Duyvil, New York, died 1938 in Hot Springs, Virginia), was an American painter, most famous for his evocative scenes of domestic life; his wife Margaret Stickney Kendall and three young daughters were frequent subjects in his early work.

He moved to Europe in 1888 for further study, including a period at the École des Beaux-Arts, and continued to paint, earning recognition at the Paris Salon in 1891.

Like many American artists in France, Kendall spent his summers in Brittany and frequently painted the local peasantry.

Kendall had a romantic relationship with Yale student Christine Herter, whom he married in 1922, following his resignation from the university.

[9] They settled in Hot Springs, Virginia, and built a country house named Garth Newel.