Susan Gertrude Schell

Susan Gertrude Schell (1891-1970), was an American painter and educator. She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten.[1]

Susan Gertrude Schell
Born1891 (1891)
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Died1970 (aged 78–79)
NationalityAmerican
EducationWest Chester State Teachers College, Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art
Known forPainting, Educator

Biography

Schell was born in 1891 in Titusville, Pennsylvania. She spent her youth in Philadelphia where she first met fellow artist Nancy Maybin Ferguson.[2]

She attended the West Chester State Teachers College, the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[3]

Schell taught at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art from 1930 through 1960.[4]

Schell was associated with the Philadelphia Ten from 1934 to 1945.[3][2]

In 1953 the Woodmere Art Museum purchased Pennsylvania Pattern for their collection.[5] The Woodmere Art Museum also held a retrospective exhibition of Schell's work in 1962, as well as a memorial exhibition of her work in 1972.[3]

Schell died in 1970.[2]

Pennsylvania Pattern by Susan Gertrude Schell c. 1936

References
  1. "The Philadelphia Ten". Moore Women Artists. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. "Susan Gertrude Schell". Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. "Susan Gertrude Schell". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. "Susan Gertrude Schell (American, 1891–1970)". Artnet. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. "Susan Gertrude Schell, Pennsylvania Pattern". Collection. Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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