Emerging from the Shadows: Volume Two (E-K): A Survey Of Women Artists Working in California, 1860-1960
2015St. Gaudens, Maurine (Editor)
352 pages (color)
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1840 New Hampton, New Hampshire - 1907 Naples, Italy. Known for: Missions, pepper trees and still life painting.
Following are several short biographical entries. The circumstances of her death were very unusual. She went to Italy to see the great works of art there and she died while in Italy. At first, her... Read full biography
Following are several short biographical entries. The circumstances of her death were very unusual. She went to Italy to see the great works of art there and she died while in Italy. At first, her coffin was loaded on board a ship to come home, but the sailors were superstitious and refused to go... Read full biography
Following are several short biographical entries. The circumstances of her death were very unusual. She went to Italy to see the great works of art there and she died while in Italy. At first, her coffin was loaded on board a ship to come home, but the sailors were superstitious and refused to go with a dead person on board. Someone had a bright idea and they put the coffin inside a large crate marked "sculptures" and then loaded it back onto the same ship. It worked, and her body was returned... Read full biography
Following are several short biographical entries. The circumstances of her death were very unusual. She went to Italy to see the great works of art there and she died while in Italy. At first, her coffin was loaded on board a ship to come home, but the sailors were superstitious and refused to go with a dead person on board. Someone had a bright idea and they put the coffin inside a large crate marked "sculptures" and then loaded it back onto the same ship. It worked, and her body was returned to her native USA. Some of Ellen's work is on permanent display in various town buildings in Littleton, New Hampshire. Her husband, Everts Farr was a native of that town, and Ellen lived there for several years. Everts Farr was a Civil War hero and... Read full biography
Following are several short biographical entries. The circumstances of her death were very unusual. She went to Italy to see the great works of art there and she died while in Italy. At first, her coffin was loaded on board a ship to come home, but the sailors were superstitious and refused to go with a dead person on board. Someone had a bright idea and they put the coffin inside a large crate marked "sculptures" and then loaded it back onto the same ship. It worked, and her body was returned to her native USA. Some of Ellen's work is on permanent display in various town buildings in Littleton, New Hampshire. Her husband, Everts Farr was a native of that town, and Ellen lived there for several years. Everts Farr was a Civil War hero and later a US Congressman, Republican, New Hampshire. My sister, Susan Luca, adds this to the Ellen Farr story:... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (12)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesArtists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
2002
Available For Sale.Hughes, Edan Milton1,249 pagesFor Sale<a href="mailto:info@askart.com">Available For Sale</a>.Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesAn Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West
1998Kovinick, Phil; Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick405 pagesIndependent Spirits: Women Painters of the American West 1890-1945
1995
(Exhibition catalog)Trenton, Patricia (Editor); Sandra E'Emilio, Erika Doss (et all)304 pages (color)Women Artists in White Mountains, 1840-1940
1990MacIntyre, Frances S10 pages (color)Artists in California, 1786-1940
1989Hughes, Edan Milton637 pagesArtists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985Dawdy, Doris1,184 pagesDictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900
1985Petteys, Chris with Hazel Gustow, Ferris Olin and Verna Ritchie851 pagesSouthern California Art Publication 3, Dictionary
1984Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall291 pages