Clara Louise Bell
Clara Louise Bell (1886 – 1978) (also known as Clara Louise Janowsky) was an American miniature painter.
Also recorded as Clara Louise Janowsky · Mrs. Bela Janowsky
Clara Louise Bell
- Name
- Clara Louise Bell
- Born
- 1886
- Birthplace
- Newton Falls, Ohio, United States
- Died
- 1978
- Education
- Cleveland School of Art, Art Students League of New York
- Known for
- Miniature painting
- Spouse
- Bela Janowsky
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- miniature
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Biography
Biography
Clara Louise Bell studied at Art Students League of New York. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are miniature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Cleveland and New York City. Residence is recorded at New York City and Cleveland. Works named in the authority record are Francine Serrano. Work by Clara Louise Bell is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Smithsonian Institution.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Clara Louise Bell • Born — 1886 • Birthplace — Newton Falls, Ohio, United States • Died — 1978 • Education — Cleveland School of Art, Art Students League of New York • Known for — Miniature painting • Spouse — Bela Janowsky
Early life and education
Early life and education
Bell was born in 1886 in Newton Falls, Ohio. She went to school at the Cleveland School of Art and at the Art Students League of New York. While at the Art Students League, she studied under Edith Stevenson Wright (1883–1975) and Henry Keller.
Career
Career
Bell painted miniature portraits. She was a member of the American Society of Miniature Painters. She was awarded the Penton Medal in 1919 by the Cleveland Museum of Art. In 1943, she married sculptor Bela Janowsky. Bell painted portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover for the collection of American presidents at Butler Institute of American Art.
Later life and legacy
Later life and legacy
Bell died in 1978.
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New York City and Cleveland
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Newton Falls.
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Notable collections
• Francine Serrano, 1924, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum • Laura Newell Veissi, 1925, watercolor on ivory, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- 1.Smithsonian Institution. Clara Louise Bell. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 2.Metropolitan Museum of Art. American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 276. 1 January 2010. 978-1-58839-357-9.
- 3.Miss Sara L. Bell Wed to Sculptor; Miniature Painter Becomes the Bride of Bela Janowsky, Who Also Is an Artist. The New York Times. November 26, 1943.
- 4.Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
- 5.Smithsonian Institution. Francine Serrano. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 6.Metropolitan Museum of Art. Laura Newell Veissi. The Collection Online.
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