Elizabeth Colborne
Elizabeth Aline Colborne (1885–1948) was an American printmaker and illustrator.
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Elizabeth Colborne
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- Name
- Elizabeth Aline Colborne
- Born
- February 15, 1885
- Birthplace
- Chamberlain, South Dakota, U.S.
- Died
- February 21, 1948
- Place of death
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Education
- Pratt Institute, National Academy of Design, Art Students League of New York Elizabeth Aline Colborne (1885–1948) was an American printmaker and illustrator.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- printmaker · illustrator · draftsperson
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• Name — Elizabeth Aline Colborne • Born — February 15, 1885 • Birthplace — Chamberlain, South Dakota, U.S. • Died — February 21, 1948 • Place of death — Seattle, Washington, U.S. • Education — Pratt Institute, National Academy of Design, Art Students League of New York Elizabeth Aline Colborne (1885–1948) was an American printmaker and illustrator.
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Elizabeth Colborne appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a painter, graphic artist, designer and “Entwerferin” (1885 – 1948). Elizabeth Colborne was born in 1885. Elizabeth Colborne died in 1948.
Biography
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Colborne was born in Chamberlain, South Dakota, and raised in Bellingham, Washington. In 1903, she studied at Pratt Institute under Arthur Wesley Dow in New York City. In 1910, she studied at the National Academy of Design, under Charles Frederick William Mielatz, Robert Henri, and Rockwell Kent. In 1924, she studied at the Art Students League of New York under Allen Lewis. In 1933, she moved back to Bellingham, Washington to work for the Works Progress Administration. Her work is included in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum, the Whatcom Museum and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Image from Virginia's Adventure Club (1924) by Grace May North with the caption:“I’m not scared of you,” she said.
Elizabeth Colborne (1885 - 1948) · Project Gutenberg ebook 61987 via Internet Archive and Distributed Proofreaders
Image from Virginia's Adventure Club (1924) by Grace May North with the caption:“Oh, Virg, have a heart!” Betsy pleaded. “Maybe there’s a mystery here that I could solve.”
Elizabeth Colborne (1885 - 1948) · Project Gutenberg ebook 61987 via Internet Archive and Distributed Proofreaders
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