Clara Louise Bell Explained
| Clara Louise Bell |
| Birth Date: | 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Newton Falls, Ohio, United States |
| Alma Mater: | Cleveland School of Art, Art Students League of New York |
| Known For: | Miniature painting |
| Spouse: | Bela Janowsky |
Clara Louise Bell (1886 - 1978) (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American miniature painter.
Early life and education
Bell was born in 1886 in Newton Falls, Ohio. She went to school at the Cleveland School of Art and at the Art Students League of New York.[1] While at the Art Students League, she studied under Edith Stevenson Wright (1883–1975) and Henry Keller.[2]
Career
She painted miniatures. She was a member of the American Society of Miniature Painters.[1] She was awarded the Penton Medal in 1919 by the Cleveland Museum of Art. She married sculptor Bela Janowsky in 1943.[3] She painted portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover[2] for the collection of American presidents at Butler Institute of American Art.[4]
Later life and legacy
She died in 1978.
Notable collections
Notes and References
- Web site: Clara Louise Bell. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. 17 December 2015.
- Book: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Carrie Rebora Barratt. Lori Zabar. Carrie Rebora Barratt. American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1 January 2010. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 978-1-58839-357-9. 276.
- News: November 26, 1943 . Miss Sara L. Bell Wed to Sculptor; Miniature Painter Becomes the Bride of Bela Janowsky, Who Also Is an Artist . . November 11, 2022.
- Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
- Web site: Francine Serrano. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. 17 December 2015.
- Web site: Laura Newell Veissi. The Collection Online. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 17 December 2015.
