Christine Sloan Bredin Explained

Christine Sloan Bredin
Birth Name:Christine Sloan
Birth Place:Butler, Pennsylvania
Nationality:American
Education:Cincinnati Academy of Art, Académie Colarossi
Field:Painting, Illustration, Educator
Spouse:Stephen C. Bredin

Christine Sloan Bredin (1860–1934) was an American painter, illustrator, and teacher.

Biography

Bredin née Sloan was born in 1860[1] in Butler, Pennsylvania.[2] She attended the Cincinnati Academy of Art[3] and the Académie Colarossi.[2] She also studied with Carl von Marr in Munich, Germany.[3] Her son was the Pennsylvania Impressionist, Rae Sloan Bredin.[4]

Bredin exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She also exhibited at the Cotton States and International Exposition in 1895 in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time she shared a studio with fellow artist Annie G. Sykes.[2]

Bredin taught at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.[3] She was a member of The Plastic Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[3] and a charter member of the Cincinnati Women's Art Club.[4]

She died in 1934.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christine Bredin . AskArt . 24 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Christine S. Bredin . Artprice . 24 December 2018 . en-EN.
  3. Web site: Nichols . K. L. . Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893 . 24 December 2018.
  4. Book: Weidman . Jeffrey . Library . Oberlin College . Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900: A Biographical Dictionary . 2000 . Kent State University Press . 9780873386166 . 131 . en.