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Grace (Gay) Betts Paintings

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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Artist: Grace (Gay) Betts
Potter, oil on canvas, Pueblo Indian Potter Gay Betts, American Indian
Potter, oil on canvas, Pueblo Indian Potter Gay Betts, American Indian

Potter, oil on canvas, Pueblo Indian Potter Gay Betts, American Indian

By Grace (Gay) Betts

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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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Drummer, by Gay Betts  Native American Drummer, oil on canvas painting

Drummer, by Gay Betts Native American Drummer, oil on canvas painting

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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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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