Known for her painterly, naturalistic landscapes and still-life images, Sarah Jane Blakeslee received her art training in Realism* and Impressionism* and was profoundly influenced by the work of Paul... Read full biography
Known for her painterly, naturalistic landscapes and still-life images, Sarah Jane Blakeslee received her art training in Realism* and Impressionism* and was profoundly influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne. Blakeslee was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. She attended the Art Institute of... Read full biography
Known for her painterly, naturalistic landscapes and still-life images, Sarah Jane Blakeslee received her art training in Realism* and Impressionism* and was profoundly influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne. Blakeslee was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago*, Illinois in 1926, followed by the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. Additional instruction was obtained from Catherine Critcher, an artist recognized for her Native American portrait... Read full biography
Known for her painterly, naturalistic landscapes and still-life images, Sarah Jane Blakeslee received her art training in Realism* and Impressionism* and was profoundly influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne. Blakeslee was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago*, Illinois in 1926, followed by the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. Additional instruction was obtained from Catherine Critcher, an artist recognized for her Native American portrait paintings. In 1931 she began studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts* in Philadelphia under the artist Francis Speight. As an instructor and landscape painter, Speight was influential on the artwork she produced. Blakeslee and Speight later... Read full biography
Known for her painterly, naturalistic landscapes and still-life images, Sarah Jane Blakeslee received her art training in Realism* and Impressionism* and was profoundly influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne. Blakeslee was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1912. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago*, Illinois in 1926, followed by the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. Additional instruction was obtained from Catherine Critcher, an artist recognized for her Native American portrait paintings. In 1931 she began studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts* in Philadelphia under the artist Francis Speight. As an instructor and landscape painter, Speight was influential on the artwork she produced. Blakeslee and Speight later married. Sarah Blakeslee was awarded the Cresson Scholarship* from the Pennsylvania Acad... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (17)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Pennsylvania Impressionism
2002
Gerdts, William; Brian H. Peterson & Yount
340 pages (color)
The Privilege to Paint: The Lives of Francis Speicht and Sarah Blakeslee
2002
York, Maurice C
146 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary
1995
Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller
612 pages
Biennial Exhibition Record of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Exhibition catalog)
1991
Falk, Peter Hastings
335 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1973
1973
Jaques Cattell Press
927 pages
North Carolina Collects (loan exhibition N Carolina owned) (Exhibition catalog)
1967
North Carolina Museum of Art
192 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists