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Martha S Bensley

Martha S. Bensley (1872 - 1953) was active/lived in Illinois.  Martha Bensley is known for Portrait painting, illustration, teaching, writing.

Bensley, Martha S.   (1872- 1953)
Born Hyde Park, Illinois.  
Died Manhattan, New York.

Married Robert W. Bruere, 1908, Manhattan, New York.
Bensley, Martha S., portraits, also designs for stage scenery and costumes;

born in Chicago, Ill.;

Daughter of John Russell and Augusta B., nee Fuller;

educated at Vassar College;

studied at Art Institute of Chicago, also under Irving R. Wiles, Wm. M. Chase and Frank Duveneck;

exhibited in most of the large cities of the U.S. since 18196; author of various magazine articles. 

Address, 3933 Ellis Ave., Chicago.

Source:Hosking, Arthur Nicholas, The Artists Year Book, The Art League Publishing Association, Chicago.  1905-06.
Submitted by Edward P. Bentley, Art Researcher and Historian, Greenville, Michigan.

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Martha S Bensley


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Illustration, Illustrator
Art MediaArt Teacher
  • Frank Duveneck
  • Irving Wiles
  • William Merritt Chase
Art School
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago

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