Family Mother
Martha Wood Belcher
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5761313 · wikidata
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Hilda Belcher
1881-09-20 – 1963-04-27
Life & Legacy
Hilda Belcher (September 20, 1881 – April 27, 1963) was an American painter known for her oils, watercolors, portraits, and illustrations depicting individuals and landscapes, both in formal portraiture and in casual scenes of children and daily life. She was the second woman to be accepted into the National Academy of Design. In 1935, Anne Miller Downes, a reviewer for The New York Times, called Belcher was "one of the most distinguished women artists in America".
Occupation & Career
painter, artist
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Art Students League of New York; Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Art Students League of New York · Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities · School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5761313 — wikidata View source
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