Ethel Paxson

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Ethel Paxson
Born(1885-03-23)March 23, 1885
Meriden, Connecticut
DiedJuly 5, 1982(1982-07-05) (aged 97)
Essex, Connecticut
Known forPainting
Movement American Impressionism

Ethel Easton Paxson (1885-1982) was an American painter.

Paxson was born on March 23, 1885 in Meriden, Connecticut. [1] She studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She also was a student at Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art where she studied with William Merritt Chase. [2]

In 1905 she married Clement Paxson. In 1916 she accompanied her husband on a trip to Brazil where they lived for four years. [3] In 1972 Paxson married again to Chester H. Du Clos. She died on July 5, 1982 in Essex, Connecticut. [4]

Her work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art [5] and the Florence Griswold Museum. [4]

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References

  1. "Paxson, Ethel". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00137384 . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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