William Keith: A Pioneer of California Tonalism Born in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on November 18, 1838, William Keith’s artistic journey took him from the rugged landscapes of his homeland to the sun-drenched vistas of California. His early life was marked by a swift emigration with his family to New York City in 1850, where he apprenticed as an engraver – a skill that would later inform his meticulous attention to detail a…