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Katharine Marie Barker
American painter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Katherine Barker Fussell née Barker (1891–1984), was an American painter. She was an original member of the Philadelphia Ten.[1]
Biography
Barker was born in 1891 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, studying under Philip Leslie Hale, Thomas Anshutz, Emil Carlsen, Robert Vonnoh, and Cecilia Beaux.[1]
In 1917 Barker was included in the Philadelphia Ten's inaugural exhibition.[1][3]
In 1922 Barker married Howard Fussell with whom she had three children.[3]
After her children began school she resumed painting, specializing in still lifes, landscapes, and portraits.[1]
Barker died in 1984.[2]
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