Anne Elizabeth Rector (June 26, 1899 – February 17, 1970) was an American artist. Rector was the daughter of

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and she attended the

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studying under

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. Ann also studied landscape painting under Andrew Dasburg. She married

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and they moved to

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in 1948, when her husband began work for the

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. She later headed Rector Studios that manufactured glass top tables. Her daughter married Ivan Chermayeff, the son of Serge Ivan Chermayeff. Rector's childhood diaries were published in 2004. They had been found many years after Rector's death and described her life for the year of 1912."Anne Elizabeth's Diary"
''Kirkus Reviews'', June 1st, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rector, Ann Elizabeth 1899 births 1970 deaths Art Students League of New York alumni People from San Juan, Puerto Rico American women painters Puerto Rican painters Puerto Rican women painters 20th-century American painters 20th-century American women artists