Elaine Badgley Arnoux

Elaine Badgley Arnoux
Born
Helen Elaine Harper

April 20, 1926
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJuly 15, 2023(2023-07-15) (aged 97)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other namesElaine Stranahan, Elaine Badgley, Elaine Kozloff
EducationChouinard Art Institute
OccupationVisual artist
Known forPortraiture, drawings, sculpture
Spouse(s)Robert Stranahan (m. 1946–c. 1951; divorced)[1],
John Badgley (m. c. 1952–c. 1974; divorced)[1],
Gilles Arnoux (m. 1975–1989; divorced)[1],
Harold Kozloff (m. 2001–2014; his death)[1]
Children3
Websiteebaart.com

Elaine Badgley Arnoux (née Helen Elaine Harper; 1926–2023), was an American visual artist. She was known for her portraits, drawings, sculptures, and a series of portraits of the mayors of San Francisco.[1][2][3][4] Badgley Arnoux operated the Elaine Badgley Arnoux School of Art in San Francisco, She also went by the names Elaine Stranahan, Elaine Badgley, Elaine Arnoux, and Elaine Kozloff.[5]

Biography

Helen Elaine Harper was born on April 20, 1926, in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] Her parents were Harriet and Charles Harper, and her family life was unstable due to abuse by her father.[5] When she was a child, her father was arrested for impregnating a minor, and as a result she was sent to live with her grandparents.[5] After her father was released from prison the family moved to Whittier, California. When she was a teenager she became a portrait painter, and received a two year scholarship to Chouinard Art Institute.[5]

In 1957, her first solo show was held at the Robert Day Gallery in Richmond, California.[6] In 1965 she and her family moved from San Luis Obispo and settled in San Francisco, California.[7][6][8] In 1975, she married Gilles Arnoux and they moved to his hometown of Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, France for three years.[6][9][10] When she returned to San Francisco, she opened the Elaine Badgley Arnoux School of Art for a few years.[6]

Her work can be found in public collections, including the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art,[11] and the Smith College Museum of Art.[6] She was the subject of the documentary film, Shadow and Light: The life and Art of Elaine Badgley Arnoux (2011) by director William Farley.

Badgley Arnoux died on July 15, 2023, in her home in San Francisco.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Whiting, Sam (July 28, 2023). "Elaine Badgley Arnoux, painter of San Francisco mayors, dies at 97". The San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672.
  2. ^ "Elaine Badgley Arnoux: Once Upon a Time". MAH. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  3. ^ "Portrait of San Francisco, in 100 faces". The San Francisco Examiner. 1985-04-10. p. 88. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A life's work of portraits – and more". The San Francisco Examiner. 2009-04-02. pp. A28. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d Pierson Dunbier, Lonnie (2016-12-08). "Elaine Arnoux". MONA. University of Nebraska at Kearney. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Elaine Badgley Arnoux Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  7. ^ "Well Known S.L.O. Artist Guest of County Art Show". The Tribune. 1962-02-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Elaine Badgley drawings delight". The Peninsula Times Tribune. 1966-04-09. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Capturing the soul of a village". The San Francisco Examiner. 1979-01-14. p. 130. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Article clipped from The San Francisco Examiner". The San Francisco Examiner. 1979-01-14. p. 131. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Woman". San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2024-07-03.