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1875 Troy Grove, Illinois - 1960 San Diego, Illinois. Known for: Landscape and floral still-life painting.
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy Grove until she was 19, when she went to the Art Institute of Chicago to study. After her graduation, she studied in Paris, France for three years, where she won the first award in the American Women... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy Grove until she was 19, when she went to the Art Institute of Chicago to study. After her graduation, she studied in Paris, France for three years, where she won the first award in the American Women Artists Association. Before opening her own studio in New York, Sara Hess was an art supervisor in the public schools of Benton Harbor, Michigan and in Gary, Indiana. In her later years, Ms. Hess resided in San Diego, California, where she continued... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Kenneth Gordon Edwards, the artist's cousin. Sara Mae Hess was born on February 25, 1875 in Troy Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Hess and Sarah Jane Foulk Hess. Her older brother was Harvey Hess. (See note below the text). Ms. Hess lived in Troy Grove until she was 19, when she went to the Art Institute of Chicago to study. After her graduation, she studied in Paris, France for three years, where she won the first award in the American Women Artists Association. Before opening her own studio in New York, Sara Hess was an art supervisor in the public schools of Benton Harbor, Michigan and in Gary, Indiana. In her later years, Ms. Hess resided in San Diego, California, where she continued to paint her well-known flower and landscape pictures. She died on May 30, 1960 in San Diego.... Read full biography
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Keywords (24)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club-
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
Art Teacher
- •Ossip Linde
- •Richard Emil Miller
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Louise and Alan Sellars Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago