Marguerite Elizabeth Abbott
American painter (1870–1953)
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Margaret "Marguerite" Elizabeth Abbott (1870 – February 17, 1953) was an American painter, and educator.[1][2][3] She taught art courses in Los Angeles, California from 1888 until c. 1930.
1870
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Marguerite Elizabeth Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret Elizabeth Abbott 1870 |
| Died | February 17, 1953 (aged 82–83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Painter, watercolorist, educator |
| Known for | Portrait painter, landscape painter |
Life and career
Margaret "Marguerite" Elizabeth Abbott was born on 1870, in San Francisco, California.[4] She studied under Warren Eliphalet Rollins, and Chris Jorgensen in San Francisco.[4]
Abbott was known for her watercolors, and primarily painted portraits and landscapes.[3] In 1888, she had established an art studio in Los Angeles, where she taught portrait painting until 1930.[4][5] In 1904, her summer art classes were held at the Blanchard Building in Ocean Park in Santa Monica.[6] She never married.[4]
Abbott died on February 17, 1953, in Los Angeles, California.[4] She was posthumously included in the survey exhibition, Southern California Artists, 1890–1940 (1979) at the Laguna Beach Museum of Art (now Laguna Art Museum) in Laguna Beach, California.[7]
