Early Life, Family and Training Walter Biggs entered the world on June 4, 1886, in the quiet landscape of Elliston, Virginia. Born in Montgomery County, his early years were rooted in the American South, a place that would later inform the sensitive artistry of his later works. The boy who grew up in this region would eventually find his way far from the hills of Virginia, drawn toward the bustling energy of the North to seek a life d…