(1858-1958)
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, this painter and art teacher was active in the New Orleans scene from 1880-93 and again 1926-49. She studied at the Tulane Free Drawing classes taught by William and Ellsworth Woodward and was active in the Artists’ Association. When Southern art lagged behind the popular contemporary art movements, she explored the style of French Impressionism in her painting. Her stylistic innovations may have been prompted by her study with William Woodward, also an early Southern impressionist, or again they may have been encouraged by her acquaintance with the art scene in New York, Chicago, and abroad. She was a true feminist, preferring demure paintings of contemplative women. She belonged to the prestigious eastern art academies and associations, being only the third woman to achieve the honor of being elected a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1921.
