| Julia McEntee Dillon | |
| Birth Name: | Julia McEntee |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1834 |
| Birth Place: | Rondout, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Education: | Clinton Liberal Institute |
| Field: | Painting |
| Spouse: | (his death)[1] |
Julia McEntee Dillon (March 1, 1834 – January 21, 1919) was an American painter known for her floral paintings and still lifes.
Dillon née McEntee was born in 1834 in Kingston, New York. She attended the Clinton Liberal Institute where her artistic training was encouraged.[2]
In 1866 she married foundry owner John Dillon. He died less than ten years later, compelling Julia to become involved with the administration of the company, the McEntee and Dillon Rondout Foundry.[1] The income from the foundry helped fund her pursuit of her artistic career.[3] Around this time she traveled to Europe where she copied old masters.[1] [2]
Back in New York state, she spent time in the studio of her cousin, the Hudson River School artist Jervis McEntee.[1] In the 1880s, Dillons moved to New York City, and then back to Kingston in 1893.[2] [1]
Dillon exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.[3]
She exhibited her paintings at the National Academy of Design, the Brooklyn Art Association, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Art Institute of Chicago.[2]
Dillon died in 1919.[4]
In 2005 "Julia Dillon: A Retrospective" was held at the Fred Johnston Museum in Kingston, New York.[1] [5]