Eleanor Abrams

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Eleanor Abrams
Born1885 (1885)
Karns City, Pennsylvania
Died1967 (aged 81–82)
NationalityAmerican
Known for Painting

Eleanor Abrams (1885 - 1967) was an American painter. She was an original member of the Philadelphia Ten. [1]

Biography

Abrams was born in 1885 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. She worked as an occupational therapist, known as Reconstruction Aides, [2] during WWI. [1]

Abrams moved to Philadelphia at the age of twenty where she shared a studio with Edith Lucile Howard and Cora S. Brooks. She spent time in New York where she shared a studio with Mary Elizabeth Price. [3]

She attended the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, studying under Henry B. Snell and Elliott Daingerfield. [3] She graduated in 1908. [1]

From a wealthy family, she was able to spend the winter months in Bermuda and draw inspiration from the gardens there. [3] Abrams specialized in painting flowers, exhibiting at The Plastic Club, [3] the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, [3] and the Philadelphia Ten [4]

Abrams died in 1967. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eleanor Abrams (1885 - 1967)". askART. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Gutman, Sharon A. (1995-03-01). "Influence of the U.S. Military and Occupational Therapy Reconstruction Aides in World War I on the Development of Occupational Therapy" . The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 49 (3): 256–262. doi:10.5014/ajot.49.3.256. ISSN   0272-9490.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eleanor Abrams". Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Philadelphia Ten". Moore Women Artists. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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