Virginia Randall McLaws (1872-1967) was an American painter and educator.

Biography

McLaws was born on August 9, 1872 in Augusta, Georgia. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She was known for her landscapes of the American south, executed in an Impressionist style. From 1908 through 1938 she taught at

Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar College is a private women's college in Sweet Briar, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. The college formally opened its doors in 1906 and granted the B.A. deg ...

in Sweet Briar, Virginia. She was a member of the American Federation of Arts and the

Southern States Art League The Southern States Art League, originally called the All-Southern Art Association, was formed in the 1920s to draw attention to artists from the southern United States. A number of its early members were closely associated with the Charleston Rena ...

. McLaws died on August 11, 1967 in Savannah. Her work is in the Morris Museum of Art.

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