Bertha Eveyln Clausen Jaques, born in Covington, Ohio in 1863, was of historic importance in the field of etching in the United States, as she almost single-handedly initiated the etching revival in the 20th Century. It was through the Chicago Society of Etchers, which she organized and led, that etching became a serious medium for artists, creating reasonably priced works the public might more easily acquire.
Jaques organized two Society traveling exhibitions a year, often co-sponsored b (showing 500 of 5653 characters). |
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San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
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