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1868 Milton, Massachusetts - 1953 Wellesley, Massachusetts. Known for: Portrait, figure in interior and landscape painting, teaching.
Mary Brewster Hazelton(1868-1953) The Forgotten Pride of Wellesley and Boston Art. Mary Brewster Hazelton was a quiet trail blazer in the early years of the "Boston School" of Art. Born in Milton,... Read full biography
Mary Brewster Hazelton(1868-1953) The Forgotten Pride of Wellesley and Boston Art. Mary Brewster Hazelton was a quiet trail blazer in the early years of the "Boston School" of Art. Born in Milton, Massachusetts as the daughter of a Civil War surgeon and mental health advocate, she spent most of her... Read full biography
Mary Brewster Hazelton(1868-1953) The Forgotten Pride of Wellesley and Boston Art. Mary Brewster Hazelton was a quiet trail blazer in the early years of the "Boston School" of Art. Born in Milton, Massachusetts as the daughter of a Civil War surgeon and mental health advocate, she spent most of her adult life in Wellesley MA. After graduating from Wellesley High School. she was an early student of the famous Museum School in Boston with such legendary teachers as Edmund Tarbell, Joseph De Camp... Read full biography
Mary Brewster Hazelton(1868-1953) The Forgotten Pride of Wellesley and Boston Art. Mary Brewster Hazelton was a quiet trail blazer in the early years of the "Boston School" of Art. Born in Milton, Massachusetts as the daughter of a Civil War surgeon and mental health advocate, she spent most of her adult life in Wellesley MA. After graduating from Wellesley High School. she was an early student of the famous Museum School in Boston with such legendary teachers as Edmund Tarbell, Joseph De Camp and Frank Benson. While the majority of women in the school were amateurs, Mary was a pro! Most women artists of the age, as outlined in the now classic Studio of Her Own book by Erica Hirshler, struggled with the decision to continue with their... Read full biography
Mary Brewster Hazelton(1868-1953) The Forgotten Pride of Wellesley and Boston Art. Mary Brewster Hazelton was a quiet trail blazer in the early years of the "Boston School" of Art. Born in Milton, Massachusetts as the daughter of a Civil War surgeon and mental health advocate, she spent most of her adult life in Wellesley MA. After graduating from Wellesley High School. she was an early student of the famous Museum School in Boston with such legendary teachers as Edmund Tarbell, Joseph De Camp and Frank Benson. While the majority of women in the school were amateurs, Mary was a pro! Most women artists of the age, as outlined in the now classic Studio of Her Own book by Erica Hirshler, struggled with the decision to continue with their passion for art, or opt out for the socially expected marriage and children. Mary,the daughter of a physician, never married and lived... Read full biography
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Mary Brewster Hazelton(1868-1953) The Forgotten Pride of Wellesley and Boston Art.
Mary Brewster Hazelton was a quiet trail blazer in the early years of the "Boston School" of Art. Born in Milton, Massachusetts as the daughter of a Civil War surgeon and mental health advocate, she spent most of her adult life in Wellesley MA. After graduating from Wellesley High School. she was an early student of the famous Museum School in Boston with such legendary teachers as Edmund Tarbell, Joseph De Camp and Frank Benson.
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