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Paxson, Ethel, 1885-

 Person

Biography

Impressionist landscape and portrait painter born in Meriden, Connecticut. Worked as a writer and illustrator for the Brazilian American in Rio de Janeiro from 1916-1920. Studied with Lilla Yale at Meriden, Connecticut; Corcoran Art School with Chase, Beaux, Anshutz and Breckenridge at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and also with Ralph Johonnot in New York City. Married Clement Esmond and Chester DuClos. See Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 550.

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Paxson, Ethel

 File — Box SC125 Box 13: Series 2 [Barcode: U185012644789], Folder: 39
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