| Born in Boston, Lilla Perry was a key person, along with Mary Cassatt,
in bringing French Impressionism* to the United States from
France. "For many years, she lectured, wrote, and encouraged American patronage of the style." (Dunn, 16) She was also the artist most closely involved with the
Guild of Boston Artists*, which opened its galleries in 1914 to promote
accomplished painters and sculptors. She served on the board as
the first secretary and worked hard to cultivate person (showing 500 of 16259 characters). |
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Lilla Perry is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
Impressionists Pre 1940
San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
Women Artists
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