Clara Louise Bell | |
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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 | Bela Janowsky |
Clara Louise Bell (1886 – 1978) [1] (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American miniature painter.
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]
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 sculptor Bela Janowsky in 1943. [4] She painted portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover [3] for the collection of American presidents at Butler Institute of American Art. [5]
She died in 1978. [1]
Clara Louise Bell | |
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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 | Bela Janowsky |
Clara Louise Bell (1886 – 1978) [1] (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American miniature painter.
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]
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 sculptor Bela Janowsky in 1943. [4] She painted portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover [3] for the collection of American presidents at Butler Institute of American Art. [5]
She died in 1978. [1]