Jeanette Guysi

Jeanette Guysi (1873–1966)[1] was an American painter who was principal of the Detroit Museum School of Art. Her career path followed that of her elder sister, Alice Viola Guysi.

Jeanette Guysi
Born(1873-03-10)March 10, 1873
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedJanuary 6, 1966(1966-01-06) (aged 92)
Birmingham, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
EducationNational Academy of Design, Académie Colarossi
Known forPainting, Educator

Biography

Guysi was born on March 10, 1873, in Cincinnati.[2] She studied with William Sartain at the National Academy of Design in New York City, then traveled with her sister, Alice Viola Guysi, to Paris, France where she studied at the Académie Colarossi[3]

In 1891 and 1892, Guysi exhibited her paintings at the Paris Salon. She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[4] She also exhibited her work at the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

Guysi and her sister moved to Detroit in 1896. There, Jeanette served as principal of the Detroit Museum School of Art.[2]

Guysi died on January 6, 1966, in Birmingham, Michigan.[2]

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References
  1. "Jeanette Guysi (1873-1966)". Artprice. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. Weidman, Jeffrey; Library, Oberlin College (2000). Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900: A Biographical Dictionary. Kent State University Press. pp. 361–362. ISBN 9780873386166.
  3. "Jeanette Guysi". AskArt. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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