Kathryn E. Cherry

Kathryn Evelyn Bard Cherry (1880– November 19, 1931) was an American impressionist painter and educator. She painted marine scenes, floral still life, and landscapes.

Kathryn E. Cherry
Cherry in 1913
Born
Kathryn Evelyn Bard

1880 (1880)
Quincy, Illinois, USA
DiedNovember 19, 1931(1931-11-19) (aged 50–51)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
EducationSaint Louis School of Fine Arts
New York School of Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
OccupationPainter
Spouse(s)Will Cherry

Early life and education

Cherry was born in 1880 in Quincy, Illinois and was educated at the Saint Louis School of Fine Arts, New York School of Arts, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.[1]

Career
Fish, Fruits, and Flowers

During the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, Cherry's china paintings earned her a gold medal for female art.[2] Two years later she began exhibiting her creations at the Saint Louis Artist's Guild.[1] During this time period she was appointed "Master Craftsman" by the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts.[3]

By 1912, Cherry and her sister Jessie M. Bard were chosen to teach at the Dawson-Watson Summer School of Painting and Handcraft.[4] Three years later, she was promoted to head of the art department at Principia Junior College Academy.[1] Cherry succeeded Frederick Oakes Sylvester as Principia art director.[5]

Cherry exhibited her works at the annual shows of the St. Louis Art League, the Kansas City Art Institute, and the Pennsylvania Academy.[6] Her work often displayed marine scenes, floral still life, and landscapes of St. Louis.[7] In 1924, her painting "Fish, Fruit, and Flowers" earned her a gold medal at the Kansas City Art Museum exhibition.[8]

In 1926, her paintings at the Women's National Exposition earned her and Elizabeth Price a $1,000 prize and later a bronze medal at a Kansas art exhibition.[9] Cherry died on November 19, 1931.[10]

References
  1. "Kathryn Cherry". chicagofineart.org. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. Janet Koplos; Bruce Metcalf (July 31, 2010). Makers: A History of American Studio Craft. University of North Carolina Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780807895832. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. "Daughter of Quincy has won great fame as artist, expected her for visit". Quincy Whig Journal. Quincy, Illinois. January 6, 1924.
  4. "Establish Art School". Quincy Daily Herald. Quincy, Illinois. April 16, 1912. p. 2.
  5. Williams, Paul O. (1986). Frederick Oakes Sylvester: the artist's encounter with Elsah. Historic Elsah Foundation. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  6. "Kathryn E. Bard Cherry". artnet.com. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  7. "Vivid Coloring and Realism in Mrs. Cherry's Paintings Delight Visitors at Exhibit". Quincy Whig Journal. Quincy, Illinois. February 10, 1924.
  8. "Prize Paintings by Mrs. Cherry Are Shown Here". Quincy Morning Whig Journal. Quincy, Illinois. February 8, 1924.
  9. "New Honor for Kathryn Cherry, Noted Artist". Quincy Morning Whig Journal. Quincy, Illinois. February 24, 1926.
  10. "Art instructor dead". Sedalia Capital. Missouri. November 21, 1931.
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