Clara Louise Bell

Clara Louise Bell (1886 – 1978)[1] (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American miniature painter.

Clara Louise Bell
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(s)	Bela Janowsky

Early life and education

Bell 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

She 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 Bela Janowsky around 1936. She painted portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover[3] for the collection of American presidents at Butler Institute of American Art.[4]

Later life and legacy

She died in 1978.[1]

Notable collections

• Francine Serrano, 1924, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum[5]
• Laura Newell Veissi, 1925, watercolor on ivory, Metropolitan Museum of Art[1]

References

1. "Laura Newell Veissi". The Collection Online. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
2. "Clara Louise Bell". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
3. 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.
4. Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
5. "Francine Serrano". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.