Jane Peterson (1876 – 1965)
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Born in Elgin, Illinois, Peterson grew up in poverty and developed her artistic talent drawing from nature and attended the Elgin Public
Schools. At the age of nineteen, she moved to New York City where she attended the Pratt Institute to study art. She then later became the
Drawing Supervisor of Brooklyn Public Schools and studied oil painting. She traveled to Europe with other artists such as Frank Brangwyn and spent some time painting with them. Her work was successfully exhibited in Paris, Boston, and New York City. She later taught watercolor painting to students in New York City and at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore.
Aside from her paintings, Peterson was successful with her one-woman show and her book titled Flower Painting. She won several awards and became a member of various art clubs such as the American Watercolor Society. In 1925, she was recognized as “one of the foremost women painters in New York.” Her paintings emphasized landscapes and cityscapes such as Gloucester streets, the Florida coast, and street
scenes in Paris, and New York City. Her works are displayed at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
University, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and more.
Schools. At the age of nineteen, she moved to New York City where she attended the Pratt Institute to study art. She then later became the
Drawing Supervisor of Brooklyn Public Schools and studied oil painting. She traveled to Europe with other artists such as Frank Brangwyn and spent some time painting with them. Her work was successfully exhibited in Paris, Boston, and New York City. She later taught watercolor painting to students in New York City and at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore.
Aside from her paintings, Peterson was successful with her one-woman show and her book titled Flower Painting. She won several awards and became a member of various art clubs such as the American Watercolor Society. In 1925, she was recognized as “one of the foremost women painters in New York.” Her paintings emphasized landscapes and cityscapes such as Gloucester streets, the Florida coast, and street
scenes in Paris, and New York City. Her works are displayed at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
University, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and more.