Edith Hoyt (April 10, 1894 – 1971) was an American painter. Hoyt painted primarily landscapes, cityscapes and floral watercolors.

Life and work

Edith Hoyt was born in

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in April 1894. She attended the

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, studying under painter Charles Herbert Woodbury. Starting in 1921, Hoyt spent summers in Canada, specifically in Jasper National Park and in Gaspé, Quebec. Her work was exhibited at the Corcoran, American Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Academy and

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. In 1963, she worked and exhibited in Cap-à-l'Aigle, Canada, in 1963. In 1932, Hoyt was invited to the

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Gallery event ''Presenting Works of Negro Artists'' to talk on her experiences in Jasper national park. One of her paintings was allegedly requested by the Little Rock Ark art association the prior week.

Collections

*''The Ice Bridge at St. Petronille, IO'', oil on canvas, 1941, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec *''Winter Scene Ste Pétronille, I.O.,'' oil on canvas, 1941, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec *''La Malbaie,'' oil on canvas, 1949, Ville de La Malbaie - Bibliothèque

References

1894 births 1971 deaths 20th-century American women painters 20th-century American painters American watercolorists Painters from New York (state) Painters from Washington, D.C. People from West Point, New York American women watercolorists {{US-painter-stub