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1858 Altmar, New York - 1947 Palo Alto, California. Known for: Miniature portrait, still life and landscape painting.
MINERVA JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN (1858-1947). Besides miniatures on ivory, Chapman (1858-1947) executed oils in a painterly style, and also used a more broad post-impressionist technique. Born in Altmar,... Read full biography
MINERVA JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN (1858-1947). Besides miniatures on ivory, Chapman (1858-1947) executed oils in a painterly style, and also used a more broad post-impressionist technique. Born in Altmar, New York, Chapman grew up in Chicago, was educated at Mount Holyoke College, then returned to study at... Read full biography
MINERVA JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN (1858-1947). Besides miniatures on ivory, Chapman (1858-1947) executed oils in a painterly style, and also used a more broad post-impressionist technique. Born in Altmar, New York, Chapman grew up in Chicago, was educated at Mount Holyoke College, then returned to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago under Annie Shaw (1852-1887) and John H. Vanderpoel. By 1882, she was in Munich, then continued her studies at the Académie Julian in Paris (1888-1897). She... Read full biography
MINERVA JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN (1858-1947). Besides miniatures on ivory, Chapman (1858-1947) executed oils in a painterly style, and also used a more broad post-impressionist technique. Born in Altmar, New York, Chapman grew up in Chicago, was educated at Mount Holyoke College, then returned to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago under Annie Shaw (1852-1887) and John H. Vanderpoel. By 1882, she was in Munich, then continued her studies at the Académie Julian in Paris (1888-1897). She befriended Charles "Shorty" Lasar, who heavily influenced her bold, plein-air painting style. Around this time she painted at Auvers-sur-Oise and Etaples. Her impressive exhibition record, too extensive to outline here, included the annuals of the... Read full biography
MINERVA JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN (1858-1947). Besides miniatures on ivory, Chapman (1858-1947) executed oils in a painterly style, and also used a more broad post-impressionist technique. Born in Altmar, New York, Chapman grew up in Chicago, was educated at Mount Holyoke College, then returned to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago under Annie Shaw (1852-1887) and John H. Vanderpoel. By 1882, she was in Munich, then continued her studies at the Académie Julian in Paris (1888-1897). She befriended Charles "Shorty" Lasar, who heavily influenced her bold, plein-air painting style. Around this time she painted at Auvers-sur-Oise and Etaples. Her impressive exhibition record, too extensive to outline here, included the annuals of the Art Institute (1897-1919, 1929) and the Paris Salon (two still-lives in1897 and a portrait and A Corner of Our... Read full biography
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MINERVA JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN (1858-1947)
Besides miniatures on ivory, Chapman (1858-1947) executed oils in a painterly style, and also used a more broad post-impressionist technique. Born in Altmar, New York, Chapman grew up in Chicago, was educated at Mount Holyoke College, then returned to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago under Annie Shaw (1852-1887) and John H. Vanderpoel. By 1882, she was in Munich, then continued her studies at the Académie Julian in Paris (1888-1897). She befriended Charles "Shorty" Lasar, who heavily influenced her bold, plein-air painting style. Around this time she painted at Auvers-sur-Oise and Etaples.
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