Theodora Thayer (1868-1905) was an American painter best known for her miniatures.
She studied with Joseph DeCamp in Boston.[1]
Thayer taught at the New York School of Art and the Art Students League and was a founding member of the American Society of Miniature Painters.[2]
“Her fine portrait of Bliss Carman is considered one of the memorable achievements in American miniature painting.”[3]
Works edit
Thayer's works can be found in collections at:
References edit
- ^ Falk, Peter Hastings, ed. , Who Was Who in American Art, Sound View PressMadison Connecticut, 1985 p. 618
- ^ Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985, p. 693
- ^ Opitz, Glenn B, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986 p. 930