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Ethel Ashton

Ethel V. Ashton (1896 - 1975) was active/lived in Pennsylvania.  Ethel Ashton is known for Genre, townscape and still life painting, lithography.

Ethel V. Ashton (1896 - 1975)

Ethel V. Ashton studied at Philadelphia's Moore College of Art and in 1920 graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.  Ethel and her longtime studio partner, renowned American artist Alice Neel, worked closely together through the 1920's.

Bold pastels and powerful canvases are Ethel Ashton's artistic legacy. In the 1940's, Ashton was accepted by the WPA and created many historical murals. She went on to become the research librarian for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she mentored many young artist and was instrumental in the success of the Academy's Fellowship program.

Ethel Ashton's work is included in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the arts, Washington, D.C. and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

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Facts about Ethel Ashton

   Publications  Book References:  10
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10 Book References for Ethel Ashton
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1984 Marlor, Clark S The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944
(Exhibition catalog)
600 No
1973 Collins, Jim L. Women Artists in America: Eighteenth Century to Present 426 No
1959 Gilbert, Dorothy (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1959 American Biographies 718 No
1947 Gilbert, Dorothy, (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1947 685 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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