Lillian Cotton
Lillian Cotton Impey (1892–1962) was an American painter.
Also recorded as Lillian Cotton Impey · Lillian Impey
Lillian Cotton
- Born
- 1892 · Boston.
- Died
- 1962
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Lillian Cotton was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1892. She received training in both the United States and Europe studying at the Boston Art Museum School. From 1915, she studied at the Art Students League of New York under Robert Henri for two years, then studied under André Lhote in Paris.
Career
Career
Cotton held her first exhibition in 1918 with the Society of Independent Artists. Over the next forty years she held various exhibitions across Paris and the United States, with the majority occurring in New York City.
Personal life
Personal life
In 1926, Cotton married Arthur E. Impey in France. He served as an officer in the British Army. During the 1940s, the couple owned a cottage on Martha's Vineyard. She died in New York City in 1962. The Schlesinger Library at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute holds various materials related to Cotton's personal life and career, including artwork, scrapbooks and family photographs.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
The following is a list of exhibitions by, or featuring works by, Cotton:
Group memberships
Cotton was a member of several groups and galleries, including the National Association of Women Artists, New York Society of Women Artists, Allied Artists, Audubon Artists, Pen and Brush Club, and the Knickerbocker Artists.
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