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Boudinot Keith
Dora Wheeler Keith (née Lucy Dora Wheeler; March 12, 1856 – December 7, 1940), also known as Mrs. Boudinot Keith, was a portrait artist, muralist, designer and illustrator of books and magazines, and designer of tapestries for her mother Candace Wheeler's firm, the Associated Artists. Biography Birth, early education, and marriage Dora Wheeler was born Lucy Dora Wheeler at Nestledown, the Jamaica, Long Island, Hollis (near Jamaica), Jamaica, Long Island, Long Island, NY, country house her parents, Candace Wheeler, Candace Wheeler (née Thurber) and Thomas Mason Wheeler, had built in 1854. Artist Sanford Gifford had cradled Dora in his arms and her mother remarked, "It was inevitable that this child should grow up a painter; it began in her babyhood." Her mother Candace Wheeler was an author, artist/designer, entrepreneur, and a nationally known expert on decorative textiles and interiors, celebrated for championing women as artists and designers. Her father Thomas Mason Wheel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849October 25, 1916) was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later became the Parsons School of Design. Early life and training William Merritt Chase was born on November 1, 1849, in Williamsburg (now Nineveh), Indiana, to the family of Sarah Swain and David H. Chase, a local businessman. Chase's father moved the family to Indianapolis in 1861, and employed his son as a salesman in the family business. Chase showed an early interest in art, and studied under local, self-taught artists Barton S. Hays and Jacob Cox. At the age of 19, he decided to become a sailor and travelled with his friend to Annapolis where he was commissioned to a merchant ship. After a brief three-month stint in the Navy, Chase understood that it was not for him and his teachers urged him to travel to New York to further his artistic training. He arrived in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
