Virginia Randall McLaws

Virginia Randall McLaws (1872-1967) was an American painter and educator.

Virginia Randall McLaws
Born	August 9, 1872 Augusta, Georgia
Died	August 11, 1967 (aged 95) Savannah, Georgia
Nationality	American
Known for	Painting

Charlton Hall

Biography

McLaws was born on August 9, 1872[1] in Augusta, Georgia.[2] She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[3] She was known for her landscapes of the American south, executed in an Impressionist style. From 1908 through 1938 she taught at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia.[4] She was a member of the American Federation of Arts and the Southern States Art League.[3] McLaws died on August 11, 1967[5] in Savannah.[4]

Her work is in the Morris Museum of Art.[6]

References

1. "Mclaws, Virginia Randall". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
2. "Index of Women Artists : The Johnson Collection, LLC". The Johnson Collection, LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
3. "Virginia McLaws". AskArt. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
4. Pennington, Estill Curtis (1993). A Southern Collection. University of Georgia Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8203-1535-5.
5. "Virginia Randall McLaws (1868-1967)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
6. "The Center for the Study of Southern Art, Southern Collection". Morris Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

External links

• images of Mclaws' work on Invaluable