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1890 Chelsea, Kansas - 1980 Kensington, Maryland. Known for: Landscape, child portrait and figure and genre p-ainting.
Born near Chelsea, Aug. 15, 1890; died Kensington, MD, Sept. 15, 1980. Painter, specialized in children. landscapes, portraits. Attended high school in El Dorado. In 1912, enrolled at the University... Read full biography
Born near Chelsea, Aug. 15, 1890; died Kensington, MD, Sept. 15, 1980. Painter, specialized in children. landscapes, portraits. Attended high school in El Dorado. In 1912, enrolled at the University of Kansas, Lawrence under W. A. Griffith. She dropped out of University of Kansas, Lawrence for two... Read full biography
Born near Chelsea, Aug. 15, 1890; died Kensington, MD, Sept. 15, 1980. Painter, specialized in children. landscapes, portraits. Attended high school in El Dorado. In 1912, enrolled at the University of Kansas, Lawrence under W. A. Griffith. She dropped out of University of Kansas, Lawrence for two years to teach in Jetmore High School, then returned to University of Kansas, Lawrence and graduated in 1918. After graduation she moved to New York where she attended the Art Students League. Lived... Read full biography
Born near Chelsea, Aug. 15, 1890; died Kensington, MD, Sept. 15, 1980. Painter, specialized in children. landscapes, portraits. Attended high school in El Dorado. In 1912, enrolled at the University of Kansas, Lawrence under W. A. Griffith. She dropped out of University of Kansas, Lawrence for two years to teach in Jetmore High School, then returned to University of Kansas, Lawrence and graduated in 1918. After graduation she moved to New York where she attended the Art Students League. Lived briefly in Minneapolis, MN and Chicago, IL where she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Moved to Washington, DC in 1924 where she studied at Corcoran School of Art with Edmund C. Tarbell, Richard S. Merryman and Burtis Baker. 200 She established... Read full biography
Born near Chelsea, Aug. 15, 1890; died Kensington, MD, Sept. 15, 1980. Painter, specialized in children. landscapes, portraits. Attended high school in El Dorado. In 1912, enrolled at the University of Kansas, Lawrence under W. A. Griffith. She dropped out of University of Kansas, Lawrence for two years to teach in Jetmore High School, then returned to University of Kansas, Lawrence and graduated in 1918. After graduation she moved to New York where she attended the Art Students League. Lived briefly in Minneapolis, MN and Chicago, IL where she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Moved to Washington, DC in 1924 where she studied at Corcoran School of Art with Edmund C. Tarbell, Richard S. Merryman and Burtis Baker. 200 She established a studio in Washington with a weekend retreat in Frederick County, MD. Moved to Chevy Chase, MD in 1941. SOURCES:. Susan Craig, "Biographical... Read full biography
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Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art School
- •Corcoran School of Art and Design, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Washington Artists, DC
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC