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1891 Chicago, Illinois - 1967 Halifax, Vermont. Known for: Genre-streets, figure, graphics.
Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham had significant experience as an actress from 1909 into the 1920s with the Chicago Little Theater, in movies in Los Angeles, and from 1916 with the... Read full biography
Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham had significant experience as an actress from 1909 into the 1920s with the Chicago Little Theater, in movies in Los Angeles, and from 1916 with the Provincetown Players in Massachusetts. Born Elaine Hyman in Chicago in 1891, Markham studied art at the School... Read full biography
Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham had significant experience as an actress from 1909 into the 1920s with the Chicago Little Theater, in movies in Los Angeles, and from 1916 with the Provincetown Players in Massachusetts. Born Elaine Hyman in Chicago in 1891, Markham studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1907-1909, when, discovered by Maurice Brown, she left school to act. Though she supplemented her income from acting with work as a muralist and illustrator, it... Read full biography
Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham had significant experience as an actress from 1909 into the 1920s with the Chicago Little Theater, in movies in Los Angeles, and from 1916 with the Provincetown Players in Massachusetts. Born Elaine Hyman in Chicago in 1891, Markham studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1907-1909, when, discovered by Maurice Brown, she left school to act. Though she supplemented her income from acting with work as a muralist and illustrator, it was not until 1930 that she returned to the study of art with Alexander Abels at the Art Students League in New York City. In 1934, she studied printmaking, including lithography, and took part in the WPA artists' program from 1935-1937. She was... Read full biography
Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham had significant experience as an actress from 1909 into the 1920s with the Chicago Little Theater, in movies in Los Angeles, and from 1916 with the Provincetown Players in Massachusetts. Born Elaine Hyman in Chicago in 1891, Markham studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1907-1909, when, discovered by Maurice Brown, she left school to act. Though she supplemented her income from acting with work as a muralist and illustrator, it was not until 1930 that she returned to the study of art with Alexander Abels at the Art Students League in New York City. In 1934, she studied printmaking, including lithography, and took part in the WPA artists' program from 1935-1937. She was awarded the Mary S. Collins Prize at the Philadelphia Print Club annual exhibition in 1935. Her paintings and lithographs are primarily realis... Read full biography
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Keywords (48)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •New York City
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Self-Portrait
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •Salons of America
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Ken Trevey Collection
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Whitney Studio Club, Later Whitney Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •Salons of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts