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Emma Levinia Swan BIOGRAPHY
1853 Providence, Rhode Island - 1927 Providence, Rhode Island. Known for: Floral still life and portrait painting.
Emma Levinia Swan chiefly painted still life oils. She was trained in technical drawing under her father, a cameo cutter. She trained under Abbott Thayer from 1889-90. She traveled through Germany... Read full biography
Emma Levinia Swan chiefly painted still life oils. She was trained in technical drawing under her father, a cameo cutter. She trained under Abbott Thayer from 1889-90. She traveled through Germany and Holland (1895) sketching and studying works of the great masters. She taught at the Rhode Island... Read full biography
Emma Levinia Swan chiefly painted still life oils. She was trained in technical drawing under her father, a cameo cutter. She trained under Abbott Thayer from 1889-90. She traveled through Germany and Holland (1895) sketching and studying works of the great masters. She taught at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1902-1909 and was a member of Providence Art Club. Her work can be found at the Providence Art Club: . ACCESS RESTRICTED. APPOINTMENT REQUIRED. 1. Oil painting, "Roses". Source:.... Read full biography
Emma Levinia Swan chiefly painted still life oils. She was trained in technical drawing under her father, a cameo cutter. She trained under Abbott Thayer from 1889-90. She traveled through Germany and Holland (1895) sketching and studying works of the great masters. She taught at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1902-1909 and was a member of Providence Art Club. Her work can be found at the Providence Art Club: . ACCESS RESTRICTED. APPOINTMENT REQUIRED. 1. Oil painting, "Roses". Source:. Unveiled: a directory and guide to 19th century born artists active in Rhode Island, and where to find their work in publicly accessible Rhode Island collections. by Elinor L. Nacheman... Read full biography
Emma Levinia Swan chiefly painted still life oils. She was trained in technical drawing under her father, a cameo cutter. She trained under Abbott Thayer from 1889-90. She traveled through Germany and Holland (1895) sketching and studying works of the great masters. She taught at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1902-1909 and was a member of Providence Art Club. Her work can be found at the Providence Art Club: . ACCESS RESTRICTED. APPOINTMENT REQUIRED. 1. Oil painting, "Roses". Source:. Unveiled: a directory and guide to 19th century born artists active in Rhode Island, and where to find their work in publicly accessible Rhode Island collections. by Elinor L. Nacheman... Read full biography
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Emma Levinia Swan chiefly painted still life oils. She was trained in technical drawing under her father, a cameo cutter. She trained under Abbott Thayer from 1889-90. She traveled through Germany and Holland (1895) sketching and studying works of the great masters. She taught at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1902-1909 and was a member of Providence Art Club.
Her work can be found at the Providence Art Club:
ACCESS RESTRICTED. APPOINTMENT REQUIRED
1. Oil painting, "Roses"
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Unveiled: a directory and guide to 19th century born artists active in Rhode Island, and where to find their work in publicly accessible Rhode Island collections
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