Eurilda Loomis France

Eurilda Loomis France
Born
Eurilda Q. Loomis

1865 (1865)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died1931 (aged 65–66)
New Haven, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
Spouse
Jesse Leach France
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(m. 1889)​
Arranging Spring Flowers

Eurilda Q. Loomis France (1865-1931) was an American painter.[1]

Biography

France née Loomis was born in 1865 in Pittsburgh.[2] She traveled to Paris, France where she was taught by Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. She also studied at the Académie Julian with Carolus-Duran.[3]

She married fellow artist Jesse Leach France on January 24, 1889.[4]

In 1890 France exhibited her painting at the Paris Salon.[2] She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She also exhibited her work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design.[2]

France was a member of American Federation of Arts, the Society of Independent Artists, and the New Haven Paint and Clay Club .[2]

France died in 1931 in New Haven, Connecticut.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Eurilda Q Loomis France (1865-1931)". Invaluable. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Eurilda France". AskArt. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Jesse L. France marriage to Eurilda Q. Loomis". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. January 26, 1889. p. 7. Retrieved 31 December 2018 – via Newspapers.com.