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Olive Rush

Olive Rush (1873 - 1966) was active/lived in New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Indiana.  Olive Rush is known for Mural painting, Indian subjects, illustrations.

Known as one of the early 20th-century American women to be fully dedicated as an art professional, Olive Rush said: "You must learn your own best way of living and creating.  You are an individual in art as in life.  Another way is not your way." (32)

She has a number of credits to her professional reputation.  She has been described as was one of the most competent muralists of that era, and also had much distinction as an illustrator, including being singled out as a favorite student of illustrator and teacher, Howard Pyle.  She established a reputation as an easel painter, especially for portraits and figures; and was an art educator in Indiana and later in New Mexico. There her lasting influence is the encouragement she gave native people to take pride in their own traditions at a time when white culture was moving aggressively westward.  She was described by art historian William Gerdts as "the first important woman artist" to settle in Santa Fe. (   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9501 characters.]  Artist bio

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