Eleanor McGavic Edwards
- BORN
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October 31, 1906
Saint Louis, Missouri
- DIED
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August 1980
Woodstock, New York
- EDUCATION
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Stephens College
Columbia, MissouriIowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Eleanor McGavic Edwards was born on October 31, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her family lived in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where she attended school. She also attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant and Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. While attending Stephens College, she married artist Emmett Edwards.
From 1926-1929, she lived in Maywood, Illinois, and in New York City from 1929-1933. She then moved to Woodstock, New York, where she lived from 1933-1980.
As an artist, she mainly worked in watercolor and painted landscapes, and was widely exhibited. She was a member of the Woodstock Art Association, the Woodstock Foundation (where she also served as secretary), and the Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen. She died in Woodstock in August 1980.
Guild Gallery, Woodstock Exhibition
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Sculptors Gallery, Woodstock Exhibition
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Organized by Sculptors Gallery
Wacha Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by W&J Sloan Gallery
Iowa Wesleyan College Exhibition
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Organized by Iowa Wesleyan College
Bard College Exhibition
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Organized by Bard College
Word and Image in American Folk Art Exhibition
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Organized by Woodstock Art Gallery
Seven Arts Club Exhibition
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Organized by Seven Arts Club
Contemporary Art Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by Contemporary Art Gallery
University of Kansas Exhibition
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Organized by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fine Arts Society, San Diego Exhibition
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Organized by Fine Arts Society, San Diego
Carnegie Institute Exhibition
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Exhibition
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Organized by Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Texas)
City Art Museum Exhibition
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Organized by City Art Museum
International Water Color Exhibition
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Brooklyn Museum Exhibition
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Organized by Brooklyn Museum
Stephens College Exhibition
Organized by Stephens College
Organized by Stephens College
Awards & Exhibitions 22
International Water Color Exhibition
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Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Brooklyn Museum Exhibition
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Organized by Brooklyn Museum
Stephens College Exhibition
Organized by Stephens College
Organized by Stephens College
Guild Gallery, Woodstock Exhibition
Organized by Guild Gallery
Organized by Guild Gallery
Sculptors Gallery, Woodstock Exhibition
Organized by Sculptors Gallery
Organized by Sculptors Gallery
Wacha Gallery Exhibition
Organized by W&J Sloan Gallery
Organized by W&J Sloan Gallery
Iowa Wesleyan College Exhibition
Organized by Iowa Wesleyan College
Organized by Iowa Wesleyan College
Bard College Exhibition
Organized by Bard College
Organized by Bard College
Word and Image in American Folk Art Exhibition
Organized by Woodstock Art Gallery
Organized by Woodstock Art Gallery
Seven Arts Club Exhibition
Organized by Seven Arts Club
Organized by Seven Arts Club
Contemporary Art Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Contemporary Art Gallery
Organized by Contemporary Art Gallery
University of Kansas Exhibition
Organized by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Organized by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fine Arts Society, San Diego Exhibition
Organized by Fine Arts Society, San Diego
Organized by Fine Arts Society, San Diego
Carnegie Institute Exhibition
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Organized by Carnegie Institute
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Exhibition
Organized by Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Texas)
Organized by Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Texas)
City Art Museum Exhibition
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Organized by City Art Museum
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Eleanor McGavic Edwards: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Bibliography
Select Sources
Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
“Eleanor McGavic Edwards,” in American Federation of Arts, Who’s Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1959), 165.
“Eleanor McGavic Edwards,” in American Federation of Arts, Who’s Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1947) 4: 153.
Zenobia Brumbaugh Ness and Louise Orwig, Iowa Artists of the First Hundred Years (Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead Co.,1939), 69.
Core Reference Sources
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Eleanor McGavic Edwards: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Bibliography
Select Sources
Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.
“Eleanor McGavic Edwards,” in American Federation of Arts, Who’s Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1959), 165.
“Eleanor McGavic Edwards,” in American Federation of Arts, Who’s Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1947) 4: 153.
Zenobia Brumbaugh Ness and Louise Orwig, Iowa Artists of the First Hundred Years (Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead Co.,1939), 69.
Core Reference Sources
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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