Mildred Coughlin

Mildred Coughlin (1892-1984) was an American artist known for painting, illustration, and printmaking.[1]

Mildred Coughlin
Born
Mildred Marion Coughlin

(1892-07-16)July 16, 1892
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 3, 1984(1984-12-03) (aged 92)
Sonoma, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationWellesley College, École des Beaux-Arts, Art Students League of New York
Known forPainting, Printmaking
Spouse(s)Patterson McNutt

Biography

Coughlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on July 16, 1892. She studied at Wellesley College,the École des Beaux-Arts, and Art Students League of New York. In 1924 she married the playwright Patterson McNutt.[2] The couple settled in California in the 1930s. Coughlin depicted various aspects of life in Los Angeles, often humorously.[1] Her subjects include Hollywood movie-making, the Santa Anita racetrack, and the Los Angeles Farmers Market.[2]

Coughlin exhibited her work at the California Society of Etchers (now the California Society of Printmakers, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Society of American Etchers, and the Southern Printmakers.[2]

Coughlin died in Sonoma, California on December 3, 1984.[2] Her work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[3] the National Gallery of Art,[4] as well as the Library of Congress,[5] and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[6]

References
  1. "Mildred Coughlin". AskArt. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Mildred Marion Coughlin Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. "Mildred Coughlin". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. "Coughlin, Mildred". Catalog (Library of Congress). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. "Mildred Coughlin, "Le Cour du Dragon" (ca. 1920-30)". Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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