Virgil Macey Williams (October 29, 1830 â December 18, 1886) was an American painter, and the director of the San Francisco School of Design (now known as San Francisco Art Institute). In 1872, he co-founded the San Francisco Art Association with Juan B. Wandesforde.
Students of Williams included Harry Stuart Fonda, John Marshall Gamble, and James Everett Stuart, amongst others.