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Mary Purser Mid Century Modern Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas

About the Item

Mary Purser, 1913 - 1986 was an American painter. She is best known for her New Deal-era mural in the Clarksville, Arkansas Post Office. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago, earned a B.A. from the University of Mississippi and an MFA from the University of Florida, and taught at the University of Chatanooga. In 1939 Purser completed the oil-on-canvas mural How Happy Was the Occasion for the Clarksville, Arkansas Post Office. This landscape painting featuring highly stylized and colorful trees, clouds and mountains was completed in the early 1960s during her tenure in Louisiana.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36.88 in (93.68 cm)Width: 31 in (78.74 cm)Depth: 2.25 in (5.72 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. wear to frame.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU000019241stDibs: LU878541014402

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