Louis Betts (October 5, 1873 – August 13, 1961) was an American portrait painter.

Biography

Betts was born in

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. His father was an artist who remarried after Louis' mother died. His family moved to

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where his three younger siblings were born. Betts was able to continue his study of art as did his siblings. Betts studied with

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at the

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in 1894, worked in Chicago and New York, and was made a full member of the

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by 1915. He died in 1961.

References

Bibliography

*Michael Huey ''Dearie — The Louis Betts Portrait of Harriet King Huey'', Schlebrügge, Vienna 2011.

External links

''Biographical Notes''
a catalog of American artists containing additional information on Betts (page 7). * * 1873 births 1961 deaths Artists from Little Rock, Arkansas 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters Members of the Salmagundi Club 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters {{US-painter-1870s-stub