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1891 Morrisville, North Carolina - 1986 Raleigh, North Carolina. Known for: Impressionist painting, woodblocks, illustration, teaching.
SARAH MABLE PUGH (1891-1986). A versatile artist who was comfortable working in a range of media that included woodblock prints, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings, Mabel Pugh was born in... Read full biography
SARAH MABLE PUGH (1891-1986). A versatile artist who was comfortable working in a range of media that included woodblock prints, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings, Mabel Pugh was born in Morrisville, North Carolina, and graduated in 1913 from the nearby all-women’s college, Peace Institute, in... Read full biography
SARAH MABLE PUGH (1891-1986). A versatile artist who was comfortable working in a range of media that included woodblock prints, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings, Mabel Pugh was born in Morrisville, North Carolina, and graduated in 1913 from the nearby all-women’s college, Peace Institute, in Raleigh. She moved to New York City to attend classes at the Art Students League and Columbia University, before being awarded a four-year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in... Read full biography
SARAH MABLE PUGH (1891-1986). A versatile artist who was comfortable working in a range of media that included woodblock prints, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings, Mabel Pugh was born in Morrisville, North Carolina, and graduated in 1913 from the nearby all-women’s college, Peace Institute, in Raleigh. She moved to New York City to attend classes at the Art Students League and Columbia University, before being awarded a four-year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The esteemed figure painter Charles Hawthorne was among her instructors at the institution, where her achievements were recognized in 1919 with a prestigious Cresson Traveling Scholarship to tour and study in Europe. After returning to... Read full biography
SARAH MABLE PUGH (1891-1986). A versatile artist who was comfortable working in a range of media that included woodblock prints, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings, Mabel Pugh was born in Morrisville, North Carolina, and graduated in 1913 from the nearby all-women’s college, Peace Institute, in Raleigh. She moved to New York City to attend classes at the Art Students League and Columbia University, before being awarded a four-year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The esteemed figure painter Charles Hawthorne was among her instructors at the institution, where her achievements were recognized in 1919 with a prestigious Cresson Traveling Scholarship to tour and study in Europe. After returning to New York, Pugh fared successfully as a professional artist, particularly in the area of book illustration. Her woodblock prints and... Read full biography
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SARAH MABLE PUGH (1891-1986)
A versatile artist who was comfortable working in a range of media that included woodblock prints, watercolors, and pen and ink drawings, Mabel Pugh was born in Morrisville, North Carolina, and graduated in 1913 from the nearby all-women’s college, Peace Institute, in Raleigh. She moved to New York City to attend classes at the Art Students League and Columbia University, before being awarded a four-year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The esteemed figure painter Charles Hawthorne was among her instructors at the institution, where her achievements were recognized in 1919 with a prestigious Cresson Traveling Scholarship to tour and study in Europe.
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