Phoebe Davis Natt

Phoebe Davis Natt (1848–1899) was an American painter.[1]

Phoebe Davis Natt
Born(1848-11-23)November 23, 1848
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 23, 1899(1899-07-23) (aged 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationPhiladelphia School of Design for Women
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Known forPainting

Biography

Natt was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on November 23, 1848.[2] She studied at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts[3] She also studied in Paris, France and Florence, Italy.[4] Her teachers included Thomas Eakins and Tony Robert-Fleury.[5] She studied etching with Stephen Parrish.[3]

Natt exhibited her art at The Women's Pavilion of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876.[6] Her work was included in the 1888 exhibition "Women Etchers of America", where she is listed as Natt, Phebe D. (Miss).[7] She exhibited her work in the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[4] Natt also exhibited her work at the Paris Salon, the National Academy of Design, the Salmagundi Club, the Boston Art Club, and the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

Natt died in Philadelphia on July 23, 1899.[2][3][8]

Washer Woman

References
  1. "Phoebe Davis Natt". MutualArt. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. pp. 540–541. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. "Phoebe Davis Natt". AskArt. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. "Phoebe Davis Natt". Artcyclopedia. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  6. Pennsylvania Board of Centennial managers (1878). Pennsylvania and the Centennial Exposition: Comprising the Preliminary and Final Reports of the Pennsylvania Board of Centennial Managers, Made to the Legislature at the Sessions of 1877-8; Together with a List of the Officers and Members of the Board and of the Associated Committees; and Historical Sketch of the Exhibition; an Alphabetical Catalogue of Pennsylvania Exhibitors; and a Series of Articles Relative to the Industries, Resources and Capabilities of the Commonwealth ... Pennsylvania board of Centennial managers. p. 184. Phoebe Davis Natt.
  7. Van Rensselaer, Mariana Griswold (1888). Catalogue of the work of the women etchers of America, on exhibition April 12th to 21st ... New York: Union League Club (New York, N.Y.).
  8. "Natt". The Philadelphia Times. July 26, 1899. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
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