Cornelia W. Conant (born ca. 1840–1850) was an American painter and writer.
Cornelia W. Conant | |
|---|---|
| Born | ca. 1840-1850 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting Writing |
She was on the membership committee of the Brooklyn Arts Club in 1894 and showed works at the Brooklyn Art Association and the National Academy of Design.[1][2] She was also a writer who wrote about a study trip to Belgium in a piece for Harper's Magazine, featuring the school run by the painter Pierre Édouard Frère.[3]
Her painting The End of the Story was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[4]
Gallery
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The End of the Story
References
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edit- ^ Sixth Yearbook of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1894
- ^ Cornelia W. Conant on Ask Art
- ^ "An Art Student in Ecouen" with pictures of Edouard Frere's art school, published in the February 1885 edition of Harper's Monthly
- ^ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
Sources
edit- An Art Student in Ecouen, The Harpers Monthly, February 1885, pp. 388–398
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