Jeanette Shepperd Harrison Loop (1840–1909) was an American painter.
Jeanette Shepperd Harrison Loop | |
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| Born | 1840 |
| Died | 1909 (aged 68–69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Painter |
Biography
editBorn in New Haven, Connecticut, Loop came from a distinguished family, counting among her ancestors Roger and Oliver Wolcott.[1] Her first studies took place in her native city under Louis Bail, later continuing under George Henry Durrie and Wales Hotchkiss, and she set up practice as a portraitist in her hometown, where she was known for painting from life.[1] She moved to New York in 1863 to continue her studies under Henry Augustus Loop, whom she married in 1864; the couple then toured Europe, visiting Paris, Rome, and Venice, and showed work at the Paris Salon of 1869.[2] She was elected as an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1873, but never became a full member, missing out by one vote in 1876.[1] Nevertheless, she continued showing at the Academy, where she had first exhibited in 1866 and 1867; having taken a break until 1871, she rarely missed an annual thereafter until 1905. Exhibiting as Mrs. Henry Augustus Loop, she established herself as a portraitist, especially of children,[2] although she also painted a few idealized genre pieces of children as well.[1] Her portrait in the National Academy collection is by her husband. She died in Saratoga, New York in 1909.[2]
The Loops had four daughters; Edith also became a painter.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Harry Willard French (1878). Art and Artists in Connecticut. Lee and Shepard. pp. 170–.
- ^ a b c d David Bernard Dearinger; National Academy of Design (U.S.) (2004). Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826–1925. Hudson Hills. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-55595-029-3.