Clara Louise Bell (1886 – 1978)[1] (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American miniature painter.
Clara Louise Bell | |
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| Born | 1886 Newton Falls, Ohio, United States |
| Died | 1978 (aged 91–92) |
| Alma mater | Cleveland School of Art, Art Students League of New York |
| Known for | Miniature painting |
| Spouse | Bela Janowsky |
Early life and education
editBell was born in 1886 in Newton Falls, Ohio.[2] She went to school at the Cleveland School of Art and at the Art Students League of New York.[2] While at the Art Students League, she studied under Edith Stevenson Wright (1883–1975) and Henry Keller.[3]
Career
editShe painted miniatures. She was a member of the American Society of Miniature Painters.[2] She was awarded the Penton Medal in 1919 by the Cleveland Museum of Art. She married sculptor Bela Janowsky in 1943.[4] She painted portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover[3] for the collection of American presidents at Butler Institute of American Art.[5]
Later life and legacy
editShe died in 1978.[1]
Notable collections
edit- Francine Serrano, 1924, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum[6]
- Laura Newell Veissi, 1925, watercolor on ivory, Metropolitan Museum of Art[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Laura Newell Veissi". The Collection Online. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Clara Louise Bell". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Carrie Rebora Barratt; Lori Zabar (1 January 2010). American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-58839-357-9.
- ^ "Miss Sara L. Bell Wed to Sculptor; Miniature Painter Becomes the Bride of Bela Janowsky, Who Also Is an Artist". The New York Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
- ^ "Francine Serrano". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.