Cora Smalley Brooks (1885–1930), was an American painter. She was an original member of the

Philadelphia Ten The Philadelphia Ten, also known as The Ten, was a group of American female artists who exhibited together from 1917 to 1945. The group, eventually numbering 30 painters and sculptors, exhibited annually in Philadelphia and later had traveling ex ...

Biography

Brooks was born in 1885. She attended the Philadelphia School of Design, studying under

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, and Henry B. Snell. After completing her studies Brooks set up a studio in Philadelphia. At various times she shared this studio space with fellow ''Philadelphia Ten'' artists Eleanor Abrams, Edith Lucile Howard, and Constance Cochrane. Brooks specialized in floral still lifes. She was a member of the Plastic Club, the Delaware County Art Association, the Philadelphia Ten, and the

National Association of Women Artists The National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) is a United States organization, founded in 1889 to gain recognition for professional women fine artists in an era when that field was strongly male-oriented. It sponsors exhibitions, awards ...

. In 1929 Brooks had a one-woman show at the

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, DC. She died of pneumonia the following year.

Gallery

Cora Smalley Brooks - Still Life with Pink Flowers.jpg, ''Still Life with Pink Flowers'' Cora Smalley Brooks – Bowl of Posies.jpg, ''Bowl of Posies''

References

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* 1885 births 1930 deaths 20th-century American women artists Deaths from pneumonia in the United States Philadelphia School of Design for Women alumni {{US-painter-1880s-stub