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Merry, Jessie Electa, 1883-1975

 Person

Biography

Born in 1883 in Tenhassen Township in Minnesota. Amateur painter working in oil. Primary subjects were landscapes and animals. Married to D.A. Woolery and sister of the artist Mabel Jane Merry. Studied at Hamline University, St. Paul Minnesota. See Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 491.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Merry, Jessie & Mabel

 File — Box SC125 Box 12: Series 2 [Barcode: U185012644771], Folder: 15
Identifier: Sub-series 1.1
Subseries Scope and Content From the Sub-Series:

The Artists Files subseries contains information related to the artist and their works includes photographs, programs, articles and correspondence used in research for specific artists within the collection.

Dates: 1777 - 2009