Ellen Semple Barry
American painter
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Ellen Semple Barry (née Semple; October 4, 1898 – June 12, 1995) was an American portrait artist whose subjects included Dean Acheson, William S. Paley, Vincent Astor, W. Averell Harriman and Pablo Picasso. Some of her portraits are hung in the National Portrait Gallery.[1] She was married to the playwright Philip Barry.[2]
Born
October 4, 1898
Ellen Marshall Semple
October 4, 1898
New York City, New York, US
DiedJune 8, 1995 (aged 96)
Los Angeles, California, US
GenrePortraiture, Theatre
SpousePhilip Barry
Ellen Semple Barry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ellen Marshall Semple October 4, 1898 New York City, New York, US |
| Died | June 8, 1995 (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genre | Portraiture, Theatre |
| Spouse | Philip Barry |
| Parents | Lorenzo Semple, Mary McAnerney |
Biography
Ellen Semple was the daughter of Lorenzo Semple, a Southern lawyer, and Mary Semple.[3][4]
Portraits hung in the National Portrait Gallery include Lady Bird Johnson, Archibald MacLeish and Eleanor Roosevelt.[5]
