Friday, November 26, 2010

American Painter Elizabeth Nourse

Meditation
1902

Self-portrait  
1892

Elizabeth Nourse was Cincinnati born (raised in Mt. Healthy), and studied at the McMicken School of Design. She found international success in Paris and was the first American woman to become a member of the Societé Nationale des Artistes Francais and the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts.

Many of her works are displayed at The Cincinnati Art Museum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Nourse
 http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/5aa/5aa280a.htm

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