Catherine Tharp Altvater
Catherine Tharp Altvater (July 26, 1907 – October 9, 1984) was an American oil painter and watercolorist. Her watercolor paintings hang in the Museum of Modern Art and several other museums. Altvater was the first woman to hold office in the American Watercolor Society.
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Catherine Tharp Altvater
- Name
- Catherine Tharp Altvater
- Born
- 26 July 1907
- Birthplace
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Died
- 9 October 1984
- Place of death
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Field
- Watercolor and oil painting
- Training
- National Academy of Design School, Grand Central School of Contemporary Arts, Art League of Long Island
- Awards
- Emily Lowe Memorial Award, Audubon Artists
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · artist · watercolorist
- Education
- National Academy of Design · Grand Central School of Art
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Catherine Tharp Altvater (July 26, 1907 – October 9, 1984) was an American oil painter and watercolorist. Her watercolor paintings hang in the Museum of Modern Art and several other museums. Altvater was the first woman to hold office in the American Watercolor Society.
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• Name — Catherine Tharp Altvater • Born — 26 July 1907 • Birthplace — Little Rock, Arkansas • Died — 9 October 1984 • Place of death — New Smyrna Beach, Florida • Field — Watercolor and oil painting • Training — National Academy of Design School, Grand Central School of Contemporary Arts, Art League of Long Island • Awards — Emily Lowe Memorial Award, Audubon Artists
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She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1907. She was married to Wellington Scott and Fredrick Lang Altvater and lived in the Hudson River Valley, New York and Long Island, New York most of her professional life. She founded the Mid-Southern Watercolorists in Little Rock in 1970, with artists Doris Williamson Mapes, Bruce R. Anderson, Josephine Graham, and Edwin C. Brewer. She lived outside of Scott, Arkansas in Lonoke County for ten years. She retired to New Smyrna Beach, Florida and died there October 9, 1984.
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- 1.BIOGRAPHIES OF THE FABULOUS WOMEN IN ARKANSAS. 2001-08-24.
- 2.Artists, Actresses, and Writers.
- 3.Antiques & Fine Art - Catherine Tharp (Mrs. Fred L.) Altvater.
- 4.Teeter, Thomas A. Catherine Tharp Altvater (1907–1984). Encyclopedia of Arkansas. 2012-02-05.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Weathersby, Isabel. "Cathy Altvater, Nationally-Known Artist, Is Planning to Return to Her Native State." Arkansas Gazette, April 20, 1969, p. 6E.
- White, Ray. "She Paints with Watercolor at Her 'Hideaway' in Scott." Arkansas Democrat Magazine, March 8, 1970, p. 2.
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