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Sarah Jane Blakeslee (January 13, 1912 – January 12, 2005) was an American landscape and portrait painter. Education Born in Evanston, Illinois, Blakeslee studied as a teenager at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran School of Art. She also took lessons at the private school in Washington, D.C. run by Catharine Carter Critcher, who encouraged her to enroll in the Chester Springs branch of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts once she had graduated from high school. While there, she received two Cresson Traveling Scholarships. Family life Among Blakeslee's instructors at the academy was Francis Speight, whom she married on November 7, 1936, shortly after graduating. In 1961, Speight took a position as artist in residence at East Carolina University (then East Carolina College), and the couple moved south. Blakeslee continued teaching and painting in her new home, continuing following her husband's death in 1989. She rented out rooms to international students until 1998, when she retired and returned to Pennsylvania to be near her daughter. She died on January 12, 2005, in the Center City, Philadelphia neighborhood. Exhibits She was a regular exhibitor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1938 until 1964, and showed work at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Golden Gate International Exposition at the 1939 World's Fair. She was involved with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, and in 1938 painted a mural, Apple Orchard, for the post office in Strasburg, Virginia, where it may still be seen. Among the institutions which hold examples of her work are the North Carolina Museum of Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Greenville Museum of Art in North Carolina, which dedicated a gallery to her work and that of her husband in 2002; the Muskegon Museum of Art; and the Cameron Art Museum. She is also represented in the Johnson Collection of art from the Southern United States. Her papers are held along with those of her husband in the library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Awards Blakeslee received numerous awards during her career, including the Mary Smith prize of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in 1940; the Ranger Fund purchase prize of the National Academy of Design; first prize at the Woodmere Gallery in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1952; and first prize and a gold medal from the National Exhibition in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in 1961. In 1994 she received a North Carolina Award for her work. In 1996, her artwork was featured, along with 44 other artists, in an exhibit in Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania of attendees of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Art critic Victoria Donohoe praised the quality of her work. References. Discover the Sarah Painter popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sarah Painter books.
Best Seller Sarah Painter Books of 2024
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Hard Time
Jodi Taylor'Perfect for anyone who loves fastpaced action with strong, memorable characters who drive the story forward with a combination of ingenuity and incompetence. Highly recommended' B...
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Just One Damned Thing After Another
Jodi Taylor'One of my favourite books of all time' CHARLAINE HARRIS 'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL'A gr...
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The Weeping Woman
Zoe Valdes & David FryeWinner of the prestigious Azorín Prize for Fiction, the bestselling novel about love, sacrifice, and Picasso's mistress, Dora Maar.A writer resembling Zoé Valdésa Cuban exile livin...
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I Love You So Mochi
Sarah KuhnPerfect for fans of Jenny Han and Kasie West, I Love You So Mochi is a delightfully sweet and irrepressibly funny novel from accomplished author Sarah Kuhn."As sweet and satisfying...
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Anticipation
Melodie WinawerFrom the author of the “engrossing historical epic” (Booklist) The Scribe of Siena comes a thrilling tale set in the crumbling city of Mystras, Greece, in which a scientist’s vacat...
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The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
Dominic Smith“Written in prose so clear that we absorb its images as if by mind meld, “The Last Painting” is gorgeous storytelling: wry, playful, and utterly alive, with an almost tactile aware...
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Another Time, Another Place
Jodi Taylor'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL'A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dol...
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Dark Light
Jodi TaylorThe second novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor.Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. Wit...
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Storm Christopher
Jodi TaylorPreorder a brand new Frogmorton Farm short story, from the bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's. With their children off on a school trip Russell and Jenny are contem...
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The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal
Jodi TaylorFrom the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's and Time Police series the origin story of bounty hunters extraordinaire: Smallhope and Pennyroyal.Meet Lady A...
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The Scribe of Siena
Melodie Winawer“Like Outlander with an Italian accent.” Real Simple “A detailed historical novel, a multifaceted mystery, and a moving tale of improbable love.” Publishers Weekly, starred review ...
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Marcel Duchamp
Octavio PazOctavio Paz conveying “his awareness of Duchamp as a great cautionary figure in our culture, warning us with jest and quiet scandals of the menacing encroachment of criticism, scie...
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Swept Away
Michelle DaltonBeachfront love blossoms in this refreshing summer romance, in the tradition of Sixteenth Summer and Seventeenth Summer.Mandy Sullivan isn’t exactly looking forward to the summer m...
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The Birth of Venus
Sarah DunantAlessandra Cecchi is not quite fifteen when her father, a prosperous cloth merchant, brings a young painter back from northern Europe to decorate the chapel walls in the family’s F...
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Long Shadows
Jodi TaylorBOOK 3 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'SI don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has...
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White Silence
Jodi TaylorThe first instalment in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor.'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am.'Elizabeth Cage ...
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Fifteenth Summer
Michelle DaltonLove blossoms by the lake in this sweet summer romance, in the tradition of Seventeeth Summer and Sixteenth Summer.Chelsea isn’t looking forward to her summer at the lake. It’s the...
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Pulled Under
Michelle DaltonA shy teen befriends an attractive beach town tourist in this refreshing summertime romance, in the tradition of Sixteenth Summer and Seventeenth Summer.In the small town of Pearl ...
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Sixteenth Summer
Michelle DaltonThis sweet summer romance about “the floaty happiness of first love” (BCCB) between a girl living in a beachside island town and a city boy is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Mor...
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The Way We Were
Prajwal Hegde"Bitter rivals.Reluctant colleagues. Tormented exlovers. Myra Rai is living her best life. At twentyeight, she is a prominent journalist at the precipice of dreamy success and her ...
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Oil Painting Landscapes
Sarah MckendryCapture the Splendor of the Outdoors with 12 BeginnerFriendly Oil Painting ProjectsYour artistic ability to bring wondrous backdrops to life is just a brushstroke away with Sarah M...
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How To Write It
Anthony AnaxagorouHow to Write It: Tell Your StoryThis book is a masterclass in the craft of writing and poetry from one of Britain's most celebrated poets and educators, T.S. Eliot Prize nominee An...
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The House Between Tides
Sarah MaineAn atmospheric debut novel about a woman who discovers the centuryold remains of a murder victim on her family’s Scottish estate, plunging her into an investigation of its mysterio...