Nellie Huntington Gere
Nellie Huntington Gere | |
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| Born | October 5, 1868 Norwich, Connecticut |
| Died | July 29, 1949 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting, Educator |
Nellie Huntington Gere (October 5, 1868–July 29, 1949)[1] was an American painter and illustrator.[2] She was the head of the art department at State Normal School .[1] She was also an instructor at the University of California. She was known for her landscape works and etchings.[3]
Education[edit]
Nellie Huntington Gere studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt Institute, and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.[1]
Career[edit]
Nellie Huntington Gere exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago 1904–1906. She was the author of a book titled Outline on Picture Study in the Elementary School.[3] She was a member of the California Society of Etchers and the Southern California Art Teachers Association.[1]
Nellie Gere exhibited frequently in Northern and Southern California, including solo and group exhibitions at the: California State Normal School (the future UCLA) in 1908 and 1921; Hotel Watson of Los Angeles in 1911; Hotel Del Monte Art Gallery of Monterey in 1913; San Francisco Art Association in 1916; and Annuals of the Art Teachers Association of Southern California in the 1920s.[4] According to the U.S. Census of 1930 she resided in Los Angeles with her second cousin Helen Clark Chandler, also a well-established artist.[5]
Death[edit]
Nellie Huntington Gere died in Los Angeles on July 29, 1949.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Biography for Nellie Gere". AskArt. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Gere, Nellie Huntington". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "Gere, Nellie Huntington". Artprice. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Edwards, Robert W. (2012). Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies, Vol. 1. Oakland, Calif.: East Bay Heritage Project. pp. 187, 257, 357, 410. ISBN 9781467545679. An online facsimile of the entire text of Vol. 1 is posted on the Traditional Fine Arts Organization website.
- ^ ’’U.S. Census of 1930’’ (ED 19-77, Sheet 21A)
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