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circa 1855
New York
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Mary Elmira Savory was born in New York circa 1855.  It is unclear when she moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, but she was active there in the 1870s and 1880s. She held various roles working with Rudolph Uhlman, a photographer, as a photographic artist and retoucher at a photograph gallery that was located at various locations during the time she was active.

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“Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 for Mary Elmira Savory,” Ancestry, accessed September 22, 2021.

“1880 United States Federal Census for Mary Savory,” Ancestry, accessed September 22, 2021.

Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.


Core Reference Sources

Contributors

Amanda Harlan, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Artist Record Published

Published on September 22, 2021

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References

Artist clippings file is available at:

Bibliography

Select Sources

“Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 for Mary Elmira Savory,” Ancestry, accessed September 22, 2021.

“1880 United States Federal Census for Mary Savory,” Ancestry, accessed September 22, 2021.

Sam Blain, “Research on Missouri Artists,” five binders of documented Missouri artists.


Core Reference Sources

Contributors

Amanda Harlan, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Artist Record Published

Published on September 22, 2021

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Citation

Harlan, Amanda. "Mary Elmira Savory." In Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951. Kansas City: The Kansas City Art Institute and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; St. Louis: The St. Louis Public Library, 2021,https://doi.org/10.37764/5776.