Bidspirit auction | Rachel Stearns (1895 - 1979)

Rachel Stearns (1895 - 1979) American - Rachel Stearns (1895 - 1979) Watercolor on paper, Signed lower right, measures (11 x 15) and (17.5 x 21.5) inches w/ frame.Born: 1895, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Died: 1979, Miami, Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin; Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; with Frederick Grant. Membership: Blue Dome Fellowship, Miami; Gainesville Association of Fine Arts; Florida Federation of Art; Florida Pen Women; Allied Arts of North Miami; Charter member, Illinois Society of Fine Arts (on advisory committee for twenty-five years) Exhibits: Columbus Hotel, Miami, February 1928, one man exhibit; Miami Woman’s Club annual, March 1936, Dogs; Miami Woman’s Club annual, at Federal Art Galleries, old post office, February 1937; Blue Dome Fellowship annual, Miami Beach Art Center, December 1947-January 1948; Washington Art Galleries, Miami, January 1948, dog and cat portraits; Miami Art League, Miami Beach Art Center, November 1948, two dog portraits; Blue Dome Fellowship, Annual, Miami Beach Art Center, January-February, 1949, Dog Portrait, Wrinkles; Gainesville Association of Fine Arts, Jamboree, Recreation Center, January, 1951; National League of American Pen Women, Gainesville, 1954, 1st Prize; Rainbow Lodge; Rainbow Springs, Dunnellon, Florida, May 1956, The Lone Fisherman, Crosscreek, Rendezvous, Rainbow Falls; Miami Beach Art Center, June 1958, one-man exhibit of 30 paintings; Burdines, downtown Miami, December 1960, one man exhibit; Allied Artists of North Miami at North Miami City Hall, February 1961, Fishing Camp; December 1961, Ocala, Florida, at home of Celeste Carlile, Maryland Avenue, Highlands, (Mrs. Carlile owned The Artist’s Studio at Silver Springs); Allied Arts of North Miami, February, 1962, watercolor, Putting Out the Nets; Burdines, downtown Miami, one man exhibit, February 1964; Burdines, downtown Miami, February 1970, painting demonstration and one man exhibit; All American Galleries, Miami; Illinois Society of Fine Arts, Chicago; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Rosenwald Museum, Hall of Fame, Chicago. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.