Phoebe Davis Natt
Born(1848-11-23)November 23, 1848
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 23, 1899(1899-07-23) (aged 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting

Phoebe Davis Natt (1848–1899) was an American painter.[1]

Biography

Natt was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on November 23, 1848.[2] She studied at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts[3] She also studied in Paris, France and Florence, Italy.[4] Her teachers included Thomas Eakins and Tony Robert-Fleury.[5] She studied etching with Stephen Parrish.[3]

Natt exhibited her art at The Women's Pavilion of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876.[6] Her work was included in the 1888 exhibition "Women Etchers of America", where she is listed as Natt, Phebe D. (Miss).[7] She exhibited her work in the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[4] Natt also exhibited her work at the Paris Salon, the National Academy of Design, the Salmagundi Club, the Boston Art Club, and the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

Natt died in Philadelphia on July 23, 1899.[2][3][8]

Washer Woman

References

  1. ↑ "Phoebe Davis Natt". MutualArt. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. 1 2 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. pp. 540–541. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Phoebe Davis Natt". AskArt. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Phoebe Davis Natt". Artcyclopedia. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Board of Centennial managers (1878). Pennsylvania and the Centennial Exposition: Comprising the Preliminary and Final Reports of the Pennsylvania Board of Centennial Managers, Made to the Legislature at the Sessions of 1877-8; Together with a List of the Officers and Members of the Board and of the Associated Committees; and Historical Sketch of the Exhibition; an Alphabetical Catalogue of Pennsylvania Exhibitors; and a Series of Articles Relative to the Industries, Resources and Capabilities of the Commonwealth ... Pennsylvania board of Centennial managers. p. 184. Phoebe Davis Natt.
  7. ↑ Van Rensselaer, Mariana Griswold (1888). Catalogue of the work of the women etchers of America, on exhibition April 12th to 21st ... New York: Union League Club (New York, N.Y.).
  8. ↑ "Natt". The Philadelphia Times. July 26, 1899. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
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