Fanny Tewksbury | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1852 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1934 (aged 81–82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
Fanny Wallace Tewksbury (1852-1934) [1] was an American painter.
Fanny Tewksbury | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1852 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1934 (aged 81–82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
Fanny Wallace Tewksbury (1852-1934) [1] was an American painter.
Tewksbury was born in 1852 in Boston, Massachusetts. [2]
Tewksbury exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. [2] She was a member of the Brooklyn Art Association, the New York Watercolor Society, the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, and the Woman's Art Club of New York. [3]
She died in 1934. [3]
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