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1885 Toronto, Canada - 1968 Berkeley, California. Known for: Landscape, portrait, still life easel and mural painting.
Texas Artist Edna Gertrude Collins (1885-1968) was born in Canada and spent her childhood in Germany before moving to Austin, Texas, in 1901. She studied art at the University of Texas and also at... Read full biography
Texas Artist Edna Gertrude Collins (1885-1968) was born in Canada and spent her childhood in Germany before moving to Austin, Texas, in 1901. She studied art at the University of Texas and also at Newcomb College in New Orleans. She continued her artistic pursuits by studying under Kenneth Hayes... Read full biography
Texas Artist Edna Gertrude Collins (1885-1968) was born in Canada and spent her childhood in Germany before moving to Austin, Texas, in 1901. She studied art at the University of Texas and also at Newcomb College in New Orleans. She continued her artistic pursuits by studying under Kenneth Hayes Miller, Dimitri Romanowsky, and Allen Tucker at the Art Students League of New York. She then spent two years in Europe before returning to Austin where she painted, exhibited, taught, and wrote for... Read full biography
Texas Artist Edna Gertrude Collins (1885-1968) was born in Canada and spent her childhood in Germany before moving to Austin, Texas, in 1901. She studied art at the University of Texas and also at Newcomb College in New Orleans. She continued her artistic pursuits by studying under Kenneth Hayes Miller, Dimitri Romanowsky, and Allen Tucker at the Art Students League of New York. She then spent two years in Europe before returning to Austin where she painted, exhibited, taught, and wrote for much of the rest of her life. She is remembered for murals she painted with the help of Ann Stubbs and German prisoners of war at Camp Swift during WW II. She also painted murals in the Texas State Capitol, Bryan, Goliad, Houston, Texas, and in... Read full biography
Texas Artist Edna Gertrude Collins (1885-1968) was born in Canada and spent her childhood in Germany before moving to Austin, Texas, in 1901. She studied art at the University of Texas and also at Newcomb College in New Orleans. She continued her artistic pursuits by studying under Kenneth Hayes Miller, Dimitri Romanowsky, and Allen Tucker at the Art Students League of New York. She then spent two years in Europe before returning to Austin where she painted, exhibited, taught, and wrote for much of the rest of her life. She is remembered for murals she painted with the help of Ann Stubbs and German prisoners of war at Camp Swift during WW II. She also painted murals in the Texas State Capitol, Bryan, Goliad, Houston, Texas, and in Berkeley, California. Courtesy, Ben E. Kozlovsky Sr., November 2003. Source: John and Deborah Powers, "Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic A... Read full biography
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Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Teacher
- •Kenneth Hayes Miller
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Added Description
- •Mural Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Edgar B Davis Competition, Texas