Hannah Tempest Jenkins (1855–1927) was an American painter and educator. She taught at

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and founded ''The Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont'', an art appreciation society that still exists.

Biography

Jenkins (née Tempest) was born on March 7, 1854, in

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. She married John H. Jenkins in 1872. After his early death she began her art career. She studied in Philadelphia at the

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, the

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, and the

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. She also studied at the

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in Paris, and with

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in Kyoto. Her teachers in included

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, and Robert Vonnoh. Jenkins exhibited at the

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, the

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, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She also exhibited her work at the

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at the 1893

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in Chicago, Illinois as well as the

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in 1909 in Seattle, Washington. She taught art and art history at

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, from 1905 to 1926. She helped establish the Art Department at Pomona and in 1905 she founded ''The Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont'' to encourage the study of art at the college. Jenkins died on September 27, 1927, in Claremont.

Legacy

Jenkins left her art collection to Claremont College. In 2008 Jenkins' work was included in the exhibition ''First Generation: Art in Claremont, 1907-1957'' at the Claremont Museum of Art.

Gallery

File:A Meeting at the Mission San Juan Capistrano by Hannah Tempest Jenkins.jpg, ''A Meeting at the Mission San Juan Capistrano'' File:Mrs. Jenkins’ art class, Holmes Hall, c. 1905.jpg, Jenkins' art class, Holmes Hall,

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Legacy

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