Lydia Longacre
Lydia Eastwick Longacre (September 1, 1870 – June 19, 1951) was an American painter known especially for her portrait miniatures. Lydia Longacre was born in New York City, Longacre was the granddaughter of James Barton Longacre and the daughter of Reverend Andrew Longacre, both of whom had successfully pursued careers as miniature painters. She took lessons at the Art Students League of New York.
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Lydia Longacre
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- Born
- 1870 · New York City.
- Died
- 1951 · Old Lyme.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- miniature
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
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Lydia Eastwick Longacre (September 1, 1870 – June 19, 1951) was an American painter known especially for her portrait miniatures. Lydia Longacre was born in New York City, Longacre was the granddaughter of James Barton Longacre and the daughter of Reverend Andrew Longacre, both of whom had successfully pursued careers as miniature painters. She took lessons at the Art Students League of New York.
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Born at New York City in 1870, died in Old Lyme in 1951.
Lydia Longacre studied at Art Students League of New York. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are miniature. Work by Lydia Longacre is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Lydia Longacre (1870-1951) oil on panel, orange tree in landscape 1908, signed lower right: L. Longacre.
Lydia Longacre
Lydia Longacre (1870-1951) oil on board, Canal (8" x 9 3/4"), signed lower right: Lydia Longacre.
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- 1.Lydia Longacre. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 2.Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. Remarkable Women of Old Lyme. 45–. 4 May 2015. 978-1-62585-313-4.
- 3.LYDIA EASTWICK LONGACRE (1870-1951) Old Lyme Connecticut American impressionist art pupil of William Merritt Chase. Ruby Lane.
- 4.Rosina Cox Boardman. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 5.Lydia E. Longacre - Bruce Crane - The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum.
- 6.Florence Griswold Museum - Canal Boat. collections.flogris.org.
- 7.Florence Griswold Museum - Bow Bridge. collections.flogris.org.
- 8.Florence Griswold Museum - The Yard, c. 1925. collections.flogris.org.
- 9.Florence Griswold Museum - River Landscape. collections.flogris.org.
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