Ethel Paxson
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Ethel Paxson | |
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Born | Meriden, Connecticut | March 23, 1885
Died | July 5, 1982 Essex, Connecticut | (aged 97)
Known for | Painting |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paxson, Ethel". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00137384. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Ethel Easton Paxson - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "A Finding Aid to the Ethel Paxson papers, 1903-1985". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Ethel Paxson". Florence Griswold Museum. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Ethel Paxson | Public Market—Rio de Janeiro | American". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 20 November 2024.