Susanne Lathrop
, 1860 - 1938
Susanne Lathrop (b.1860, Savannah, Georgia) was one of the Lathrop sisters – artists and teachers based in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Henry Lathrop, a merchant, and Clara Stebbins Lathrop, a philanthropist for the elderly and disabled. She studied at Smith College, the Académie Julian in Paris and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Together with her sisters Clara and Bessie, she travelled Europe and Canada painting, gave private art lessons and taught at various schools.
Her art style was mainly watercolour and pen and ink. Her work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1889), American Water Color Society (1889, 1892, 1893), Boston Art Club (1890, 1891) and Art Club of Philadelphia (1892). Her local scenery sketches appeared in Picturesque Hampshire and The History of Florence, Massachusetts.
Sources:
AskArt Biography (accessed: August 2, 2022).
Wikipedia (accessed: August 2, 2022).
Bio prepared by Robin Diver, University of Birmingham, robin.diver@hotmail.com
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