Alice E. Cleaver
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Alice E. Cleaver
Alice E. Cleaver (1878-1944) was an American artist known for her medium of oil paintings in "Whistler style"[1] depicting daily life and landscapes in the American Southwest. Her pieces showed Native American life and those she knew in her personal life. She was a painter and violin player.
Early Life and Education
Cleaver was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1878. In 1884, Cleaver and her family moved to Falls City, Nebraska where she graduated from Falls City High School. Cleaver attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln for music from 1892 to 1895.[2] She took classes under art instructor, Cora Parker. Cleaver's pieces were reviewed as being among the best pieces of the exhibition by The Courier in 1895.[3]
After graduation, she lived in Fall City until she started school at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago from 1900 to 1904.[4] At the School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Cleaver studied under John Vanderpoel and Frederick Freer. [5] Cleaver continued her academic career with two scholarships at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts [4] for three years studying with William Chase and Cecelia Beaux. [5]
Alice E. Cleaver | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice E. Cleaver 1878 Racine, Wisconsin |
| Died | 1944 Falls City, Nebraska |
| Education | University of Nebraska, Lincoln, School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
Career and Later Life
Cleaver was chosen as a sponsored artist in 1905 for the Santa Fe Railway to paint images of the American Southwest and the local Native Americans, the Pueblos. [5] Cleaver originally caught the eye of the Santa Fe Railway Company when they purchased a painting of Pueblo peoples near Rulo, Nebraska in 1904 (YEAR NEEDS TO BE CONFIRMED). CITE PROXY ARTICLE HERE Cleaver spent time in Isleta, New Mexico on two occasions painting everyday lives of the Pueblo Native Americans for the Santa Fe Railway. One of her larger works was purchased by the El Tovar Hotel at the Grand Canyon, and hangs there today.[2]
According to The Falls City Tribune, in February of 1907, Cleaver had two paintings chosen to be admitted into the Chicago Art Exhibit. [6] Later, in 1909, Cleaver was appointed as the art director chairman of the City Federation. [7]
In 1913, Cleaver moved to work in Paris under the instruction of Lucien Simon and Louis-François Biloul. Her studies were cut short due the beginnings of World War 1 in 1914 and she moved back to Falls City where she lived out the rest of her life. [5]
The Omaha Bee nominated Cleaver for the Nebraska Hall of Fame in their April 25th, 1923 issue due to her accomplishments in the study of art and her work on the Santa Fe Railway. [5] She was later accepted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in the following year, 1924,
Retirement and Death
By 1914, she settled in Falls City for the rest of her life. In 1918, her father passed and her mother passed in 1936. [4]
Cleaver was often mentioned in the Falls City Tribune regarding her music lessons and her violin performances.
In 1944, Cleaver passed in her sleep, aged 66, due to heart problems in Falls City, Nebraska. She developed heart issues after a serve case of influenza. She requested that the music at her service was to be performed by her students. [4]
Famous Works
- The Cast Room
- The Ironing Girl
- Girl with Palette
- Still Life
- Girl in White
- Aunt Nettie
Exhibitions
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St.Louis, Missouri, 1904 and 1911
- Omaha Society of Fine Arts, Omaha, Nebraska,1922
- Cleaver won the John L. Webster prize.
- Nebraska Art Association in Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1921
- Midwestern Artists in Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 1928
- Omaha Art Guild, Omaha, Nebraska, 1926 and 1935
Postmortem Exhibitions
- Lydia Brunn Woods Memorial Library, Falls City, Nebraska,1946
- Falls City Art Association and the Friends of the Library, Falls City, Nebraska, 1970
- Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Nebraska, 1986
References
- ^ "Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska". Newspapers.com. 1975-12-21. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ a b "Early Nebraska Women Artists, 1880-1950; essay by Sharon L.Kennedy". tfaoi.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, May 18, 1895, Page 4, Image 4 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ a b c d Kearney, dpi graphics, University of Nebraska at (2016-09-06). "Alice Cleaver | MONA". Retrieved 2024-03-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e "The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, April 25, 1923, LAST MAIL EDITION, Page 6, Image 6 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, February 08, 1907, Image 1 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, October 08, 1909, Image 1 « Nebraska Newspapers". nebnewspapers.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-25.