William Swift Daniell (1865 - June 28, 1933) was an American painter, and the founder of The Painters' Club of Los Angeles. He built the second studio in the art colony of Laguna Beach, California. Life Daniell was born in 1865 in San Francisco, California. He was educated in Boston and Paris. Daniell opened a studio in Los Angeles, where he painted watercolors. He also founded The Painters' Club of Los Angeles. He later moved to the new art colony of Laguna Beach, California, where he opened the second studio after George Gardner Symons built the first one. Daniell married Annie Laurie Lantz. He died on June 28, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, at age 68. References 1865 births 1933 deaths Artists from San Francisco Artists from Los Angeles People from Laguna Beach, California American male painters American watercolorists Painters from California 19th-century American painters 20th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists