Elizabeth Searcy
American artist
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Elizabeth Searcy (1877-1965) was an American artist from Memphis, Tennessee. Known for her commissioned portraits of President Roosevelt, she also painted different views of the White House and of Roosevelt's birthplace.
Elizabeth Searcy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1877 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 87–88) |
| Education | Miss Higbee's School, Memphis. Art Student League, New York City. |
| Known for | Creating commissions for First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. |
| Style | Etchings, Watercolors |
Biography
Searcy was born in Memphis in 1877.[1] She attended Miss Higbee's School and went to Philadelphia to study art.[1] She specialized in etchings and watercolors. Searcy was also an art instructor at St. Mary's Hall in Burlington, New Jersey.[1] Searcy developed a relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt, for whom she did commissioned work that was then given as gifts to President Roosevelt.[1][2][3] Eventually, Searcy would move back to Memphis, TN where she died in 1965.[3]
Museum collections
Searcy's artwork is included in the permanent collections of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art,[4] the Metropolitan Museum of Art[5] and the Johnson Collection in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[6]
