Catharine Wharton Wright
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1899
Catharine Wharton Wright | |
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 self portrait 1933 | |
| Born | Catharine Wharton Morris 1899 |
| Died | 1988 (aged 88–89) |
| Alma mater | Philadelphia School of Design for Women |
| Known for | Painting |
Catharine Wharton Wright (1899–1988) was an American painter known for her landscapes and portraits.
Wright née Morris was born on January 26, 1899, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] She attended the Philadelphia School of Design for Women.[2] Her teachers included Leopold Seyffert and Henry B. Snell. She married Sydney L. Wright in 1925.[3] she was voted an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1933 and became a National Academician in 1969.[4]
Wright was also a writer. She wrote articles for the Atlantic Monthly and the Saturday Evening Post.[2] In 1957 her autobiography The Color of Life was published by Houghton Mifflin.[5]
Wright died in Jamestown, Rhode Island in 1988.[6] Her paintings are in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art[7] and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[8]
