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1902 Vinton County, Ohio (near Londonberry) - 1988. Known for: Rural genre and landscape painting, folk art.
Born in 1902, Tella Kitchen moved from a small farm near the tiny Ohio village of Londonderry to a small farm outside of Independence, Indiana, at a young age. She spent her childhood there and, at... Read full biography
Born in 1902, Tella Kitchen moved from a small farm near the tiny Ohio village of Londonderry to a small farm outside of Independence, Indiana, at a young age. She spent her childhood there and, at the age of 18, married Nolan Kitchen and returned to Ohio to live in the small village of Adelphi.... Read full biography
Born in 1902, Tella Kitchen moved from a small farm near the tiny Ohio village of Londonderry to a small farm outside of Independence, Indiana, at a young age. She spent her childhood there and, at the age of 18, married Nolan Kitchen and returned to Ohio to live in the small village of Adelphi. Her husband served as Adelphi's mayor and upon his death, Tella took over his job and became America's first woman mayor. She had raised four children and surrounded by grandchildren and over a dozen... Read full biography
Born in 1902, Tella Kitchen moved from a small farm near the tiny Ohio village of Londonderry to a small farm outside of Independence, Indiana, at a young age. She spent her childhood there and, at the age of 18, married Nolan Kitchen and returned to Ohio to live in the small village of Adelphi. Her husband served as Adelphi's mayor and upon his death, Tella took over his job and became America's first woman mayor. She had raised four children and surrounded by grandchildren and over a dozen great-grandchildren, she had lived a full, but simple country life. "After I was left alone and trying to keep busy, my youngest son, knowing my love for art, gave me a set of paints. I was too old to paint new-fangled things and I just began to paint... Read full biography
Born in 1902, Tella Kitchen moved from a small farm near the tiny Ohio village of Londonderry to a small farm outside of Independence, Indiana, at a young age. She spent her childhood there and, at the age of 18, married Nolan Kitchen and returned to Ohio to live in the small village of Adelphi. Her husband served as Adelphi's mayor and upon his death, Tella took over his job and became America's first woman mayor. She had raised four children and surrounded by grandchildren and over a dozen great-grandchildren, she had lived a full, but simple country life. "After I was left alone and trying to keep busy, my youngest son, knowing my love for art, gave me a set of paints. I was too old to paint new-fangled things and I just began to paint the simple things I remembered and loved.". "Tella Kitchen's paintings bustle with the daily activity of small-to... Read full biography
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About Tella Kitchen: Books
Books & Publications (6)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesMuseum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of 20th Century Folk Art and Artists
1990Rosenak, Chuck and Jan416 pages (color)American Folk Art of the Twentieth Century
1983Johnson, Jay; William Ketchum342 pages (color)Folk Painters of America
1979Bishop, Robert255 pages (color)