Katharine Marie Barker

Katherine Barker Fussell
Self-portrait
Born Katharine Marie Barker
1891 (1891)
Karns City, Pennsylvania
Died 1984 (aged 92–93)
Nationality American
Education Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Known for Painting
Spouse(s)
Howard Fussell (m. 1922)

Katherine Barker Fussell née Barker (1891 - 1984), was an American painter. She was an original member of the Philadelphia Ten.[1]

Biography

Barker was born in 1891 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, studying under Philip Leslie Hale, Thomas Anshutz, Emil Carlsen, Robert Vonnoh, and Cecilia Beaux.[1]

In 1917 Barker was included in the Philadelphia Ten’s inaugural exhibition.[1][3]

In 1922 Barker married Howard Fussell with whom she had three children.[3]

After her children began school she resumed painting, specializing in still-lifes, landscapes, and portraits.[1]

Barker died in 1984.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Katherine Barker Fussell". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Katharine Barker Fussell (1891 - 1984)". askART. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Katharine Barker". Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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