Genevieve Pezet, born as Genevieve Beatrice White, and

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signed her work Genevieve (December 19, 1913 – January 23, 2009) was an American-born French artist, known for her paintings, ceramics, and sculptures. She was most active from around the 1940s until 2000.

Life

Genevieve Beatrice White was born December 19, 1913, in Sandpoint,

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and she was raised in

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. In 1928, she attended

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in Pullman, Washington. Pezet started painting while studying philosophy at

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. She continued her studies at the Art Students League of New York, while teaching at the

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. In 1947, she moved to Paris and she studied painting with André Lhote at the André Lhote Academy and sculpture with

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in 1956 at the

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. In 1948, she married Jacques Pezet at the

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in Paris. Together they had two sons. In 1954, she participated in the ''Salon de la Jeune Sculpture'' at

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''.'' She died in

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in France, on January 23, 2009.

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* * 1913 births 2009 deaths 20th-century American women artists Art Students League of New York alumni Columbia University alumni People from Morbihan People from Sandpoint, Idaho Artists from Idaho Washington State University alumni 21st-century American women American emigrants to France {{US-artist-stub