Peter’s beautiful thrown shapes were adorned by Walter with organic designs inspired by natural patterns and designs in the world around him. Fascinated by the cave paintings, he absorbed and incorporated these primitive designs into many of his later works. He had little desire to stay in Paris, so he walked to the Pyrenees Mountains where he visited the caves at Les Eyzies. Walter traveled throughout Europe and spent some time in France. Walter won several awards and scholarships while in Pennsylvania for his fine artwork including the Packard Award (1925) for his animal drawings, and a Cresson award, which allowed him to travel to Europe. He attended the Parsons Institute of Design in New York from 1922 to 1923 and then attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia from 1923 to 1928. His parents encouraged his early interests in nature, books, music and art during his New Orleans and Gulf Coast childhood. Walter's artistic talents were evident early in his life. He attended a military boarding school with Peter in Manlius, New York, from 1915 to 1917, and the New Orleans Manual Training School from 1919 to 1922. He was nicknamed Bobby by his older brother Peter, and is often called Bob today by family members. Walter Inglis Anderson was the second of the three sons born to Annette McConnell and George Walter Anderson in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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