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![]() Myra B. Spafard, from the 1906 yearbook of Teachers College, Columbia University | |
Born | Almyra B. Spafard March 24, 1864 Manchester, Michigan |
Died | March 13, 1940 (age 75) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Occupation | Artist |
Relatives | Emily Maria Scott (aunt) |
Almyra B. "Myra" Spafard (March 24, 1864 – March 13, 1940) was an American artist. Her watercolor paintings of flowers were exhibited in American cities, mainly in the 1890s and 1900s.
Spafard was born in Manchester, Michigan, [1] the daughter of Thomas Franklin (Frank) Spafard and Sarah Maria Carpenter Spafard. She attended Cooper Union in the 1880s, [2] and earned a bachelor's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1892, [3] She also studied at the Art Students' League and the Chase Art School. [4] Her aunt, Emily Maria Scott, and Henry B. Snell were among her teachers. [5]
Like her aunt and mentor E. M. Scott, [6] Spafard was known for her botanical paintings. Her work was included in exhibitions at the National Academy of Design in 1888, [7] the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1896, [8] the American Water-Color Society in 1901 and 1903, [9] [10] [11] the Boston Art Club in 1902 and 1903, [12] [13] the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904, [14] the St. Paul School of Fine Arts in 1905, [15] the Art Institute of Chicago in 1907, [5] and the Philadelphia Water Color Exhibition, also in 1904. [16]
Later in life, she taught art at Southeastern High School in Detroit. [17]
Spafard died in 1940, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 75. Her work is in the collection of Middlebury College Museum of Art. [18]
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Myra B. Spafard | |
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![]() Myra B. Spafard, from the 1906 yearbook of Teachers College, Columbia University | |
Born | Almyra B. Spafard March 24, 1864 Manchester, Michigan |
Died | March 13, 1940 (age 75) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Occupation | Artist |
Relatives | Emily Maria Scott (aunt) |
Almyra B. "Myra" Spafard (March 24, 1864 – March 13, 1940) was an American artist. Her watercolor paintings of flowers were exhibited in American cities, mainly in the 1890s and 1900s.
Spafard was born in Manchester, Michigan, [1] the daughter of Thomas Franklin (Frank) Spafard and Sarah Maria Carpenter Spafard. She attended Cooper Union in the 1880s, [2] and earned a bachelor's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1892, [3] She also studied at the Art Students' League and the Chase Art School. [4] Her aunt, Emily Maria Scott, and Henry B. Snell were among her teachers. [5]
Like her aunt and mentor E. M. Scott, [6] Spafard was known for her botanical paintings. Her work was included in exhibitions at the National Academy of Design in 1888, [7] the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1896, [8] the American Water-Color Society in 1901 and 1903, [9] [10] [11] the Boston Art Club in 1902 and 1903, [12] [13] the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904, [14] the St. Paul School of Fine Arts in 1905, [15] the Art Institute of Chicago in 1907, [5] and the Philadelphia Water Color Exhibition, also in 1904. [16]
Later in life, she taught art at Southeastern High School in Detroit. [17]
Spafard died in 1940, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 75. Her work is in the collection of Middlebury College Museum of Art. [18]
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