Anne Diggory (b.1951) is an American artist. Diggory received a BA from

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in 1973, and an MFA from

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in 1976. In 1977 she moved to

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and began work inspired by local landscapes including the

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and Saratoga Springs. In 2001 ''The New York Times'' chronicled a painting and backpacking trip to the

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by Ms. Diggory and others.

Work

In addition to numerous smaller paintings, she has executed multiple large-scale pieces, including

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s for the Adirondack Trust Company, ''Five Seasons of the Adirondacks'' in 1998 and ''The Flume'' in 2001, and a

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(with Alice Manzi and Beverly Mastrianni) for the facade of the Saratoga Springs Amtrak Station in 2003. Her painting ''Layers of Clarity and Ambiguity'' was featured in the October, 2001 issue of ''American Artist'' magazine.

References

External links

Anne Diggory official siteWorks by Anne Diggory at Kettlewell & Edwards Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diggory, Anne 1951 births Living people People from Saratoga Springs, New York 20th-century American women artists 20th-century American painters 21st-century American women