Lee Lufkin Kaula
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| Born | December 23, 1865 |
| Died | 1957 (aged 91–92) |
| Alma mater | Académie Colarossi |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | American Impressionism |
| Spouse | William Jurian Kaula |
Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865–1957) was an American Impressionist painter known for her portraits.
Biography
[edit]Kaula née Lufkin was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1865.[1] She was taught by Charles Melville Dewey and then traveled to France to study at the Academie Colarossi in Paris.[2] Her teachers in France included Edmond Aman-Jean, Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois, and Ernest Gustave Girardot.[1]
While in France she met fellow artist William Jurian Kaula (1871–1953). The couple married in 1902 and located in Boston, where they rented space at Fenway Studios. The couple worked and lived together for more than 50 years.[3] Lufkin was a member of the Woman's Art Club of New York.[4]
Kaula's work was included in the Pan-American Exposition of 1901, and the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Her work was includes in several exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[1]
Kaula died in 1957 in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.[5] Some of the artist's papers are in the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.[6]
In 2018 the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts held a retrospective of William and Lee Kaula's work entitled Two Lives, One Passion: American Impressionist Paintings and Sketches by William Jurian Kaula and Lee Lufkin Kaula.[7] Kaula's portrait of her husband, William, is in the collection of the Boston Athenæum.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lee Lufkin Kaula, 1865 – 1957". Reid Hall. Columbia University. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Lee Lufkin Kaula". J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Lee Lufkin Kaula". Vose Galleries. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Waters, Clara Erskine Clement. "Women in the Fine Arts". Wikisource. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Lee Lufkin Kaula - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Lee Lufkin Kaula, 1865-1957 Folder". Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Two Lives, One Passion: American Impressionist Paintings and Sketches by William Jurian Kaula and Lee Lufkin Kaula". Springfield Museums. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Lee Lufkin (1872–1957) Archives". Boston Athenaeum. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- images of Kaula's work on Invaluable
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