Virginia Randall McLaws

Virginia Randall McLaws (1872-1967) was an American painter and educator.

Virginia Randall McLaws
Virginia Randall McLaws, from a 1921 yearbook
Born(1872-08-09)August 9, 1872
Augusta, Georgia
DiedAugust 11, 1967(1967-08-11) (aged 95)
Savannah, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
Charlton Hall

Biography

McLaws was born on August 9, 1872[1] in Augusta, Georgia.[2] She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[3] She was known for her landscapes of the American south, executed in an Impressionist style. From 1908 through 1938 she taught at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia.[4] She was a member of the American Federation of Arts and the Southern States Art League.[3] McLaws died on August 11, 1967[5] in Savannah.[4]

Her work is in the Morris Museum of Art.[6]

References
  1. Mclaws, Virginia Randall. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00113521. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. "Index of Women Artists : The Johnson Collection, LLC". The Johnson Collection, LLC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. "Virginia McLaws". AskArt. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. Pennington, Estill Curtis (1993). A Southern Collection. University of Georgia Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8203-1535-5. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. "Virginia Randall McLaws (1868-1967)". Find A Grave. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. "The Center for the Study of Southern Art, Southern Collection". Morris Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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