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Virginia Randall McLaws

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Virginia Randall McLaws
Virginia Randall McLaws, from a 1921 yearbook
Born(1872-08-09)August 9, 1872
Augusta, Georgia
DiedAugust 11, 1967(1967-08-11) (aged 95)
Savannah, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
Charlton Hall

Virginia Randall McLaws (1872-1967) was an American painter and educator.

Biography

McLaws was born on August 9, 1872[1] in Augusta, Georgia.[2] She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[3] She was known for her landscapes of the American south, executed in an Impressionist style. From 1908 through 1938 she taught at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia.[4] She was a member of the American Federation of Arts and the Southern States Art League.[3] McLaws died on August 11, 1967[5] in Savannah.[4]

Her work is in the Morris Museum of Art.[6]

References

  1. ^ Mclaws, Virginia Randall. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00113521. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Index of Women Artists : The Johnson Collection, LLC". The Johnson Collection, LLC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Virginia McLaws". AskArt. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Pennington, Estill Curtis (1993). A Southern Collection. University of Georgia Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8203-1535-5. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. ^ "Virginia Randall McLaws (1868-1967)". Find A Grave. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "The Center for the Study of Southern Art, Southern Collection". Morris Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.