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Anna S. Fisher

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Anna S. Fisher
Anna S. Fisher by Henry Rittenberg
Born1873 (1873)
Cold Brook, New York
Died1942 (aged 68–69)
Cold Brook, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting, Educator

Anna S. Fisher (1873–1942)[1] was an American artist and teacher. She was proficient in both watercolors and oil paints.[1] The National Academy of Design included her works in 40 annual exhibitions between 1904 and 1942.[2]

Biography

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The White Roses - Brooklyn Museum

Fisher was born in Cold Brook, New York. She studied at Pratt Institute Art School in Brooklyn, New York, graduating in 1900.[2] She then taught at Pratt for forty years.[3]

Fisher was a member of the American Watercolor Society; the National Academy Museum and School; the American Watercolor Society; the New York Society of Painters; Allied Artists of America; the National Arts Club and the National Association of Women Artists.[2]

Fisher died in Cold Brook in 1942.[2] The same year Pratt Institute held a memorial exhibition of her work.[1]

Her work is in the collections of Pratt Institute Art School, the Brooklyn Museum, National Academy Museum and School, and the National Arts Club.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dearinger, David B. (2004). Paintings & Sculpture at the Nat. Academy of Design, Vol. 1: 1826-1925, Volume 1. New York, NY [u.a.]: Hudson Hills Press. p. 190. ISBN 1555950299.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Anna S. Fisher (1873-1942)". BHNY Fine Art. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Anna S. Fisher Fine Arts, Alumna and Faculty". Pratt 125. Pratt Institute. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.