Adelaide E. Wadsworth

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Adelaide E. Wadsworth
Born1844 (1844)
Boston, Massachusetts
Died1928 (aged 8384)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Known for Painting

Adelaide Elizabeth Wadsworth (1844-1928) was an American painter. [1]

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Adelaide E. Wadsworth - Beacon Hill Interior, 1912 Adelaide E Wadsworth-Beacon Hill Interior 1912.jpg
Adelaide E. Wadsworth - Beacon Hill Interior, 1912

Biography

Wadsworth was born in 1844 in Boston, Massachusetts. [2] She studied art with Frank Duveneck, William Morris Hunt, John Henry Twachtman, and Charles Herbert Woodbury. [3]

Wadsworth exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. [3] She also exhibited at the Boston Art Club, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the National Academy of Design. She was a member of the Society of Independent Artists, and the St. Botolph Club where she also exhibited her painting. [4]

Wadsworth died in 1928 in Boston. [2]

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References

  1. "Adelaide E. Wadsworth". Clara: Database of Women Artists. National Museum of Women in the Arts. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Wadsworth, Adelaide E. (1844 - 1928)". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Index. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00193361 . Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893" . Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "Adelaide Wadsworth". AskArt. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

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