Alice Viola Guysi
Alice Viola Guysi (1863–1940) was an American painter who served as the Director of Art in the Detroit Public Schools for over three decades. Her younger sister Jeanette Guysi mirrored her career in painting and teaching.
Alice Viola Guysi | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio | March 15, 1863
Died | March 23, 1940 77) Birmingham, Michigan | (aged
Nationality | American |
Education | National Academy of Design, Académie Colarossi |
Known for | Painting, Educator |
Biography
Guysi was born on March 15, 1863 in Cincinnati.[1] She studied with William Sartain at the National Academy of Design in New York City, then traveled with her sister, Jeanette, to Paris, France where she studied at the Académie Colarossi[2][3]
In 1891 and 1892 Guysi exhibited her painting at the Paris Salon.[4] She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[2] She also exhibited her work at the Detroit Institute of Art.[3]
Guysi taught in the Detroit Public Schools from 1903 through 1934, and served as the Director of Art in the Detroit Public Schools for 31 years.[3][4] Guysi also taught pastel and miniature painting at the Detroit Museum of Art.[2]
Guysi died on March 23, 1940 in Birmingham, Michigan.[1]
Further reading
- A Workable and Better Results in Object Drawing by Alice Viola Guys in The School Arts Magazine 1915[5]
References
- Weidman, Jeffrey; Library, Oberlin College (2000). Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900: A Biographical Dictionary. Kent State University Press. pp. 361–362. ISBN 9780873386166.
- Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Alice Viola Guysi". AskArt. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "Alice Viola Guysi (1863-1940)". Artprice. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- Guysi, Alice Viola (1915). "The School Arts Magazine". Volume 14. School Arts Publishing Company: 241–245. Cite journal requires
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