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Eurilda Q. Loomis France (1865-1931) was an American painter.
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Eurilda Q. Loomis France (1865-1931) was an American painter.
Biography
France née Loomis was born in 1865 in Pittsburgh. She traveled to Paris, France where she was taught by Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. She also studied at theAcadémie Julian
The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...
with Carolus-Duran
Charles Auguste Émile Durand, known as Carolus-Duran (Lille 4 July 1837 – 17 February 1917 Paris), was a French painter and art instructor.
He is noted for his stylish depictions of members of high society in Third Republic France.
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She married fellow artist Jesse Leach France on January 24, 1889.
In 1890 France exhibited her painting at the Paris Salon
The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...
. She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. She also exhibited her work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design.
France was a member of American Federation of Arts, the Society of Independent Artists, and the New Haven Paint and Clay Club .
France died in 1931 in New Haven, Connecticut.References
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