Mildred Coughlin
American artist
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Mildred Coughlin (1892-1984) was an American artist known for painting, illustration, and printmaking.[1]
July 16, 1892
Mildred Coughlin | |
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Mildred Coughlin, from a 1915 yearbook | |
| Born | Mildred Marion Coughlin July 16, 1892 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 3, 1984 (aged 92) Sonoma, California |
| Known for | Painting, Printmaking |
| Spouse | Patterson McNutt |
Biography
Coughlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on July 16, 1892. She studied at Wellesley College,[2] the École des Beaux-Arts, and Art Students League of New York. In 1924 she married the playwright Patterson McNutt.[3] The couple settled in California in the 1930s. Coughlin depicted various aspects of life in Los Angeles, often humorously.[1] Her subjects include Hollywood movie-making, the Santa Anita racetrack, and the Los Angeles Farmers Market.[3]
Coughlin exhibited her work at the California Society of Etchers (now the California Society of Printmakers, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Society of American Etchers, and the Southern Printmakers.[3]
Coughlin died in Sonoma, California on December 3, 1984.[3] Her work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[4] the National Gallery of Art,[5] as well as the Library of Congress,[6] and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[7]