Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| Miniature painter. Born in Castleton, VT on Oct. 1, 1869. Baxter studied art at the PAFA, Beaux Arts Institute and ASL in NYC, and in Paris at Delecluse and Julian Academies. She worked in New York for many years before her move to Santa Barbara in 1920. She was active in southern California until her death in Los Angeles on Sept. 2, 1955.
Member: Nat'l Ass'n for Women Painters; Santa Barbara Art League; Penn. Society of Min. Painters. Exh: Knoedler Gallery (NYC), 1898; Ehrich Gallery (NYC), 1914; Calif. Society of Min. Painters, 1921-52; CPLH, 1928; Ebell Salon (LA), 1929; Century of Progress Expo (Chicago), 1933; Calif. Pacific Intl Expo (San Diego), 1935; LACMA, 1936; Women Painters of the West, 1938 (prize); GGIE, 1939; AIC, 1940; CPLH, 1945; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1947, 1952; Pasadena Art Inst., 1948; Calif. Art Club, 1950-52; LA Co. Fairs (awards).
Collections: NMAA; LACMA; Ebell Club (LA); Philadelphia Museum; Fisher Gallery (UCLA). Ben; AAA 1919-33; WWC 1928, 1942; SCA; FId; WWA; WWAA 1936-53; DR. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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Martha Baxter is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
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