Mary Agnes Yerkes
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Mary Agnes Yerkes, (/ˈjɜːrkiːz/ YUR-keez; August 9, 1886 – November 8, 1989), was an American impressionist painter, photographer and artisan. She was skilled in the media of oil, pastel and watercolor. Her professional career was cut short by the Great Depression, but she still continued to paint well into her nineties with a passion for her craft and nature. She is noted for her plein-air painting while camping the American West and its National Parks.
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Born | (1886-08-09)August 9, 1886 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 8, 1989(1989-11-08) (aged 103) San Mateo, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Rockford College, Chicago Academy of Fine Arts |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Crocker Art Museum, Illinois State Museum, Springville Museum of Art, Yosemite Museum NPS, Eiteljorg Museum, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Tucson Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
Movement | American Impressionism |
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