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Lilla Cabot Perry

Lilla Cabot Perry (1848 - 1933) was active/lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire / United Kingdom, France.  Lilla Perry is known for Impressionist figure and landscape painting.

Born in Boston, Lilla Perry was a key person, along with Mary Cassatt, in bringing French Impressionism* to the United States from France.  "For many years, she lectured, wrote, and encouraged American patronage of the style." (Dunn, 16) She was also the artist most closely involved with the Guild of Boston Artists*, which opened its galleries in 1914 to promote accomplished painters and sculptors.  She served on the board as the first secretary and worked hard to cultivate persons for financial backing.

Pery had prominent Boston social credentials that included the Cabot and Lowell families.  Her father was a distinguished surgeon; and her husband's great uncle, Commodore Matthew Perry, opened Japan to the world in 1853.

In 1874, she married Professor Thomas Sergeant Perry, a professor of 18th-century literature, and their home became a gathering place for many Boston intellectuals including Henry James, William Dean Howells, and her brother-   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 12527 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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