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1900 St. Louis, Missouri - 1989 Gillett, Pennsylvania. Known for: Landscape, cowboys, and mining town painting, murals, teaching.
Virginia True, painter and teacher, was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 7, 1900 and grew up there and in Hannibal, Missouri where she attended high school. In 1918, she enrolled in the John... Read full biography
Virginia True, painter and teacher, was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 7, 1900 and grew up there and in Hannibal, Missouri where she attended high school. In 1918, she enrolled in the John Herron Art Institute at Indianapolis and winning scholarships for three years, was a pupil of William... Read full biography
Virginia True, painter and teacher, was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 7, 1900 and grew up there and in Hannibal, Missouri where she attended high school. In 1918, she enrolled in the John Herron Art Institute at Indianapolis and winning scholarships for three years, was a pupil of William Forsyth. (In 1931, she completed credits for a BA degree from the Herron Institute). Other influenctial art teachers were Daniel Garber, R S Meryman, Hugh Breckenridge and Charles Grafly. In 1925... Read full biography
Virginia True, painter and teacher, was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 7, 1900 and grew up there and in Hannibal, Missouri where she attended high school. In 1918, she enrolled in the John Herron Art Institute at Indianapolis and winning scholarships for three years, was a pupil of William Forsyth. (In 1931, she completed credits for a BA degree from the Herron Institute). Other influenctial art teachers were Daniel Garber, R S Meryman, Hugh Breckenridge and Charles Grafly. In 1925 True earned a scholarship to attend the Pennsylvania Academy for one year, and for the succeeding four years was a private teacher at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. Then she moved to Boulder Colorado, where she taught art at the University and... Read full biography
Virginia True, painter and teacher, was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 7, 1900 and grew up there and in Hannibal, Missouri where she attended high school. In 1918, she enrolled in the John Herron Art Institute at Indianapolis and winning scholarships for three years, was a pupil of William Forsyth. (In 1931, she completed credits for a BA degree from the Herron Institute). Other influenctial art teachers were Daniel Garber, R S Meryman, Hugh Breckenridge and Charles Grafly. In 1925 True earned a scholarship to attend the Pennsylvania Academy for one year, and for the succeeding four years was a private teacher at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. Then she moved to Boulder Colorado, where she taught art at the University and was a member and President of the Boulder, Colorado Artists Group. She was also a member of the Boulder, Colorado Arti... Read full biography
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Keywords (29)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
Art Teacher
- •Daniel Garber
- •Hugh Breckenridge
- •William Forsyth
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •John Herron Art Institute/School of Art and Design, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Hoosier Art Salon-
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •New York Water Color Club, Society
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition