Grace (Gay) Betts Art
American, 1883-1978
Grace May (Gay) Betts became a peripatetic painter of Western and Southwest landscapes and Indians, and her subjects included Yosemite National Park and Arizona tribal members. She was also a muralist who did backdrops for animal displays at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and an illustrator for magazines and children's books. The Art Institute of Chicago was a frequent exhibition venue from the time she was a student there beginning 1900, and her work was also exhibited at the Laguna Beach Museum of Art. She was also a WPA artist who painted murals in San Francisco and San Diego.
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Drummer, by Gay Betts Native American Drummer, oil on canvas painting
By Grace (Gay) Betts
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Born and raised in New York City, Grace (Gay) Betts (1883-1978) became a peripatetic painter of Western and Southwest landscapes and Indians, and her subjects included Yosemite National Park and Arizona tribal members. She was also a muralist who did backdrops for animal displays...
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1960s Grace (Gay) Betts Art
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Potter, oil on canvas, Pueblo Indian Potter Gay Betts, American Indian
By Grace (Gay) Betts
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Potter, oil on canvas, Pueblo Indian Potter Gay Betts
Born and raised in New York City, Grace (Gay) Betts (1883-1978) became a peripatetic painter of Western and Southwest landscapes and Indians, and her subjects included Yosemite National Park and Arizona tribal members. She was also a muralist who did backdrops for animal displays...
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1960s Grace (Gay) Betts Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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