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'''Clara Louise Bell''' (born 1886) (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American [[miniature painting|miniature painter]].
'''Clara Louise Bell''' (1886 &ndash; 1978)<ref name=Met1/> (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American [[Portrait miniature|miniature painter]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==


Bell was born in 1886 in [[Newton Falls, Ohio]]. She went to school in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] and at the [[Art Students League of New York]].<ref name=SI1>{{cite web|title=Clara Louise Bell|url=http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=323|website=Smithsonian American Art Museum|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref> While at the Art Students League, she studied under [[Edith Stevenson Wright]] and [[Henry Keller]].<ref name="NYBarratt2010">{{cite book|author1=Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)|author2=Carrie Rebora Barratt|author3=Lori Zabar|title=American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YHKoX40qL7EC&pg=PA276|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|isbn=978-1-58839-357-9|page=276}}</ref>
Bell was born in 1886 in [[Newton Falls, Ohio]].<ref name=SI1/> She went to school at the [[Cleveland Institute of Art|Cleveland School of Art]] and at the [[Art Students League of New York]].<ref name=SI1>{{cite web|title=Clara Louise Bell|url=http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=323|website=Smithsonian American Art Museum|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref> While at the Art Students League, she studied under [[Edith Stevenson Wright]] (1883–1975) and [[Henry Keller]].<ref name="NYBarratt2010">{{cite book|author1=Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)|author2=Carrie Rebora Barratt|author3=Lori Zabar|authorlink2=Carrie Rebora Barratt|title=American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHKoX40qL7EC&pg=PA276|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|isbn=978-1-58839-357-9|page=276}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


She painted [[miniature painting|miniatures]]. She was a member of the [[American Society of Miniature Painters]].<ref name=SI1/> She was awarded the [[Penton Medal]] in 1919 by the [[Cleveland Museum of Art]]. She married [[Bela Janowsky]] around 1936. She painted portraits of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Herbert Hoover]]<ref name="NYBarratt2010"/> for the collection of American presidents at [[Butler Institute of American Art]].<ref> Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985</ref>
She painted miniatures. She was a member of the [[American Society of Miniature Painters]].<ref name=SI1/> She was awarded the [[Penton Medal]] in 1919 by the [[Cleveland Museum of Art]]. She married sculptor [[Bela Janowsky]] in 1943.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=November 26, 1943 |title=Miss Sara L. Bell Wed to Sculptor; Miniature Painter Becomes the Bride of Bela Janowsky, Who Also Is an Artist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1943/11/26/archives/miss-sara-l-bell-wed-to-sculptor-miniature-painter-becomes-the.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location= |access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref> She painted portraits of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Herbert Hoover]]<ref name="NYBarratt2010"/> for the collection of American presidents at [[Butler Institute of American Art]].<ref>Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985</ref>


==Later life and legacy==
==Later life and legacy==
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Latest revision as of 08:32, 8 April 2024

Clara Louise Bell
Born1886
Newton Falls, Ohio, United States
Died1978 (aged 91–92)
Alma materCleveland School of Art, Art Students League of New York
Known forMiniature painting
SpouseBela Janowsky

Clara Louise Bell (1886 – 1978)[1] (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American miniature painter.

Early life and education

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Bell was born in 1886 in Newton Falls, Ohio.[2] She went to school at the Cleveland School of Art and at the Art Students League of New York.[2] While at the Art Students League, she studied under Edith Stevenson Wright (1883–1975) and Henry Keller.[3]

Career

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She painted miniatures. She was a member of the American Society of Miniature Painters.[2] She was awarded the Penton Medal in 1919 by the Cleveland Museum of Art. She married sculptor Bela Janowsky in 1943.[4] She painted portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover[3] for the collection of American presidents at Butler Institute of American Art.[5]

Later life and legacy

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She died in 1978.[1]

Notable collections

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Laura Newell Veissi". The Collection Online. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Clara Louise Bell". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Carrie Rebora Barratt; Lori Zabar (1 January 2010). American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-58839-357-9.
  4. ^ "Miss Sara L. Bell Wed to Sculptor; Miniature Painter Becomes the Bride of Bela Janowsky, Who Also Is an Artist". The New York Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
  6. ^ "Francine Serrano". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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