Eleanor Abrams
Born1885 (1885)
Karns City, Pennsylvania
Died1967 (aged 81–82)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting

Eleanor Abrams (1885 - 1967), was an American painter. She was an original member of the Philadelphia Ten.[1]

Biography

Abrams was born in 1885 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. She worked as an occupational therapist, known as Reconstruction Aides,[2] during WWI.[1]

Abrams moved to Philadelphia at the age of twenty where she shared a studio with Edith Lucile Howard and Cora S. Brooks. She spent time in New York where she shared a studio with Mary Elizabeth Price.[3]

She attended the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, studying under Henry B. Snell and Elliott Daingerfield.[3] She graduated in 1908.[1]

From a wealthy family, she was able to spend the winter months in Bermuda and draw inspiration from the gardens there.[3] Abrams specialized in painting flowers, exhibiting at The Plastic Club,[3] the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh,[3] and the Philadelphia Ten[4]

Abrams died in 1967.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eleanor Abrams (1885 - 1967)". askART. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Gutman, Sharon A. (1995-03-01). "Influence of the U.S. Military and Occupational Therapy Reconstruction Aides in World War I on the Development of Occupational Therapy". The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 49 (3): 256–262. doi:10.5014/ajot.49.3.256. ISSN 0272-9490.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eleanor Abrams". Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Philadelphia Ten". Moore Women Artists. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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