Emma Richardson Cherry was born on Feb. 28, 1859 in St. Louis Mo. and died in 1947 in Houston, Texas. Her first studies were with William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League. She then studied at the P.A.F.A. with Hugh Henry Breckenridge. Ms. Cherry then traveled to Venice to study with Zantti Zilla. Upon her return to the States, she taught at the University of Nebraska. In 1881, Ms. Cherry returned to Paris to paint and study. Her first exhibition was at the Sketch club in Kansas City. Cherry was invited to Denver, CO. where she formed the Denver Art Club. It was this group that founded the Denver Art Museum and Emma was elected a charter member in 1893.
Cherry's next destination would be Houston, Texas to teach and paint. While teaching in Houston, she founded the Houston Public Art League (later called Houston Art League). Through her efforts, art education began being offered in the Houston Public School System. She also was one of the founders of the Houston Museum Emma R. Cherry is considered Houston's most important art personality.
Emma R. Cherry was a painter, teacher, writer and ambassador to the arts. She contributed a number of articles on the arts to newspapers and periodicals.
Museums:
Society of Civil Eng., NY
Elizabeth Ney Museum, TX
Witte Mem. TX
Museum of Fine Arts, TX
Art Assoc., Chappel House, CO.
Exhibitions: Art Institute of Chicago Salons of America, NY Metropolitan Art School, NY Peabody Institute Gloucester Society of Artists Salon des Beaux Arts, Paris 1926 American Art Galleries, NY 1923 Western Art Association, Omaha, Nebraska Texas Exhibition, TN 1927 Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton
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