Constance Cochrane (1888-1962), was an American painter. She was an original member of the

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Biography

Cochrane was born in 1888 at the United States Navy Yard in Pensacola, Florida. She attended the Philadelphia School of Design, studying under Elliott Daingerfield, and

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. After completing her studies Brooks set up a studio in Philadelphia. Between 1921 and 1927 Cochrane lectured at the Philadelphia School of Design. She was an original member of the ''Philadelphia Ten''. She was also a member of the

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and the

National Association of Women Artists The National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) is a United States organization, founded in 1889 to gain recognition for professional women fine artists in an era when that field was strongly male-oriented. It sponsors exhibitions, awards ...

. Coming from a naval family, Brooks was known for her seascapes. In 1921 she began visiting

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, eventually building a studio there. Cochrane died in 1962.

References

1888 births 1962 deaths 20th-century American women artists Philadelphia School of Design for Women alumni {{US-painter-1880s-stub