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L. Vance Phillips
Luella J. Vance Phillips (24 March 1858 – February 10, 1939) was an American china-painting artist and one of the founders of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity at Hastings College in Nebraska. Early life Luella "Lou" J. Vance was born in a country home in Vernon County, Wisconsin, in 1858, the last child of Sampson Anderson Vance (1833–1864) and Jane McMahon. Her father died of disease while serving with the Union Army during the Civil War, and her mother later remarried to Captain William Horlocker. The family moved to Nebraska. At age 10, she showed extraordinary talent in art. She was later educated at York University (Nebraska), York College in Nebraska. Career Phillips studied under the best teachers in Chicago, Cincinnati and New York. Limited always to her own earnings, she progressed steadily and won an enviable fame. Not only in the State of Nebraska, but in the art centers of the country, her work received high praise, and the art magazines did her honor in their reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings College
Hastings College is a private Presbyterian college in Hastings, Nebraska. History The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards. Hastings College has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission's North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1916. Campus The Hastings College campus consists of 40 buildings on . The college's first building was McCormick Hall, constructed in 1883 and still in use today. More recent additions include the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, built in 2016; Osborne Family Sports Complex/Fleharty Educational Center, built in 2002; the Bronco Village student apartments (2005); the Morrison-Reeves Science Center, opened in late 2009. McCormick Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and the Hastings College Historic District designation, made in 2017, includes 12 buildings on campus for their historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |