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'''Elizabeth Fisher Washington''' (1871–1953) was an American portrait and landscape painter, born in Siegfried's Bridge, [[Pennsylvania]], in the Lehigh Valley, north [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49936175|title = Pennsylvania impressionism|last = Peterson|first = Brian H|last2 = Gerdts|first2 = William H|date = 2002-01-01|publisher = James A. Michener Art Museum ; University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn = 0812237005|location = Doylestown, PA; Philadelphia|language = English}}</ref> Washington was a great-grandniece of [[George Washington]]. She began studying art at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, now the [[University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]], in [[Philadelphia]], and then studied with Hugh Brekenridge and [[Fred Wagner]] at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts|Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)]].<ref>{{Cite book|url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14211054|title = Mantle Fielding's dictionary of American painters, sculptors & engravers|last = Fielding|first = Mantle|last2 = Opitz|first2 = Glenn B|date = 1986-01-01|publisher = Apollo|isbn = 0938290045|location = Poughkeepsie, NY|language = English}}</ref> At PAFA, she was awarded the William Emlem Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1912 to study in Europe, the 1913 Toppan Prize, and the 1917 and 1934 [[Mary Smith Prize]]s.<ref>{{Cite book|url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49936175|title = Pennsylvania impressionism|last = Peterson|first = Brian H|last2 = Gerdts|first2 = William H|date = 2002-01-01|publisher = James A. Michener Art Museum ; University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn = 0812237005|location = Doylestown, PA; Philadelphia|language = English}}</ref> |
'''Elizabeth Fisher Washington''' (1871–1953) was an American portrait and landscape painter, born in Siegfried's Bridge, [[Pennsylvania]], in the Lehigh Valley, north [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49936175|title = Pennsylvania impressionism|last = Peterson|first = Brian H|last2 = Gerdts|first2 = William H|date = 2002-01-01|publisher = James A. Michener Art Museum ; University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn = 0812237005|location = Doylestown, PA; Philadelphia|language = English}}</ref> Washington was a great-grandniece of [[George Washington]]. She began studying art at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, now the [[University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]], in [[Philadelphia]], and then studied with Hugh Brekenridge and [[Fred Wagner]] at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts|Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14211054|title = Mantle Fielding's dictionary of American painters, sculptors & engravers|last = Fielding|first = Mantle|last2 = Opitz|first2 = Glenn B|date = 1986-01-01|publisher = Apollo|isbn = 0938290045|location = Poughkeepsie, NY|language = English}}</ref> At PAFA, she was awarded the William Emlem Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1912 to study in Europe, the 1913 Toppan Prize, and the 1917 and 1934 [[Mary Smith Prize]]s.<ref>{{Cite book|url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49936175|title = Pennsylvania impressionism|last = Peterson|first = Brian H|last2 = Gerdts|first2 = William H|date = 2002-01-01|publisher = James A. Michener Art Museum ; University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn = 0812237005|location = Doylestown, PA; Philadelphia|language = English}}</ref> |
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Washington painted miniatures and portraits, but she was most interested in depicting the landscape in Philadelphia, Bucks County, and [[Rockport, Maine]]. Her studio was located in downtown Philadelphia. Her work was exhibited extensively at venues such as the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1916 and 1923); the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (from 1920-1922); the National Academy of Design, New York (1930); the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Pennsylvania Academy.<ref name=":0" /> Washington's works are in the permanent collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the [[Springville Museum of Art]] (Utah), and the [[Telfair Museum of Art]] (Georgia). |
Washington painted miniatures and portraits, but she was most interested in depicting the landscape in Philadelphia, Bucks County, and [[Rockport, Maine]]. Her studio was located in downtown Philadelphia. Her work was exhibited extensively at venues such as the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1916 and 1923); the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (from 1920-1922); the National Academy of Design, New York (1930); the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Pennsylvania Academy.<ref name=":0" /> Washington's works are in the permanent collections of the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]], [[Peirce College]] (Pennsylvania), [[Smith College Museum of Art|Smith College]] (Massachusetts), [[New Century Club (Philadelphia)|New Century Club]] (Pennsylvania), the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]], the [[Springville Museum of Art]] (Utah), and the [[Telfair Museum of Art]] (Georgia).<ref name=":1" /> Her works have been exhibited at the Carnegie Institute (1920-1922), the National Academy of Design (1930), the City Art Museum (St. Louis), and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco (1915).<ref name=":1" /> |
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Elizabeth Fisher Washington (1871–1953) was an American portrait and landscape painter, born in Siegfried's Bridge, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley, north Bucks County.[1] Washington was a great-grandniece of George Washington. She began studying art at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, now the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, and then studied with Hugh Brekenridge and Fred Wagner at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA).[2] At PAFA, she was awarded the William Emlem Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1912 to study in Europe, the 1913 Toppan Prize, and the 1917 and 1934 Mary Smith Prizes.[3]
Washington painted miniatures and portraits, but she was most interested in depicting the landscape in Philadelphia, Bucks County, and Rockport, Maine. Her studio was located in downtown Philadelphia. Her work was exhibited extensively at venues such as the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1916 and 1923); the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (from 1920-1922); the National Academy of Design, New York (1930); the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Pennsylvania Academy.[1] Washington's works are in the permanent collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Peirce College (Pennsylvania), Smith College (Massachusetts), New Century Club (Pennsylvania), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Springville Museum of Art (Utah), and the Telfair Museum of Art (Georgia).[2] Her works have been exhibited at the Carnegie Institute (1920-1922), the National Academy of Design (1930), the City Art Museum (St. Louis), and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco (1915).[2]
External links
- Elizabeth Fisher Washington, from ArtNet.
- ^ a b Peterson, Brian H; Gerdts, William H (2002-01-01). Pennsylvania impressionism. Doylestown, PA; Philadelphia: James A. Michener Art Museum ; University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812237005.
- ^ a b c Fielding, Mantle; Opitz, Glenn B (1986-01-01). Mantle Fielding's dictionary of American painters, sculptors & engravers. Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo. ISBN 0938290045.
- ^ Peterson, Brian H; Gerdts, William H (2002-01-01). Pennsylvania impressionism. Doylestown, PA; Philadelphia: James A. Michener Art Museum ; University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812237005.