The Stone City Art Colony and School 1932-1933
Mary J. Van Alstine

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Mary J. Van Alstine (Mrs. L.H.) (1878 - ?) -- student

Born in Chicago (1878), Mary Van Alstine's art talents were cultivated with private lessons and instruction at the Boothbay Harbor Colony (ME), the Otis Art Institute (Los Angeles, CA), and the Stone City art colony. She primarily exhibited in Iowa, having showings at the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs (1932), the Iowa Artists Club (1933, 1935), and the Iowa Art Salon (1934). Van Alstine's paintings were also shown at the Mount Vernon Iowa Artists Exhibit (1938), and the Five States Exhibit (1938) at the Joslyn Gallery (Omaha, NE). A member of the Iowa Artists Club, she resided in Gilmore City, Iowa in the late 1930s. Her later activities are being researched.

 



When Tillage Begins: The Stone City Art Colony and School
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