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1904 Conshohocken, Pennsylvania - 1998 Corte Madera, California. Known for: Genre-industry, figure painting, graphics.
A painter, printmaker, and muralist, she was born on August 18, 1904 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Kay Swan studied art at the Art Students League in New York City under Bridgman, Benton, and Kuhn.... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker, and muralist, she was born on August 18, 1904 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Kay Swan studied art at the Art Students League in New York City under Bridgman, Benton, and Kuhn. While in New York she met artist Donald Works whom she wed in 1928. The couple moved to San... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker, and muralist, she was born on August 18, 1904 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Kay Swan studied art at the Art Students League in New York City under Bridgman, Benton, and Kuhn. While in New York she met artist Donald Works whom she wed in 1928. The couple moved to San Francisco and established a studio on Montgomery Street. She was active in the local art scene until 1933 when she moved across the bay to Marin County. The years 1933-49 were spent raising a family except... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker, and muralist, she was born on August 18, 1904 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Kay Swan studied art at the Art Students League in New York City under Bridgman, Benton, and Kuhn. While in New York she met artist Donald Works whom she wed in 1928. The couple moved to San Francisco and established a studio on Montgomery Street. She was active in the local art scene until 1933 when she moved across the bay to Marin County. The years 1933-49 were spent raising a family except for a mural in the Woodland (CA) Post Office which she did for the Treasury Art Project in 1938. After 1949 she exhibited in the San Francisco Bay area and won many awards. Mrs. Works died at her home in Corte Madera, California on August 13, 1998.... Read full biography
A painter, printmaker, and muralist, she was born on August 18, 1904 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Kay Swan studied art at the Art Students League in New York City under Bridgman, Benton, and Kuhn. While in New York she met artist Donald Works whom she wed in 1928. The couple moved to San Francisco and established a studio on Montgomery Street. She was active in the local art scene until 1933 when she moved across the bay to Marin County. The years 1933-49 were spent raising a family except for a mural in the Woodland (CA) Post Office which she did for the Treasury Art Project in 1938. After 1949 she exhibited in the San Francisco Bay area and won many awards. Mrs. Works died at her home in Corte Madera, California on August 13, 1998. Member: . Marin Society of Artists (past pres.); Marin Arts Guild; SFAA; Artists Equity; SF Women Artists;. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California,... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings