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Born in Atlanta and educated in Georgia, Stanton trained extensively in Paris during two tours of study in the late r89os and early rgoos. She

Thus, she anticipated the Arnerican Scene artists, known

for their Regionalism, who flourished in the rg!os and I94os.

developed an anti-acadernic sen-

During tgr{ and rgrg, Lucy Stanton lived in a one-roorn rnountain cabin in remote Andrews, North Carolina. She created portraits of rnany of her neighbors, including a rniniature entitled Mrs. Walker (zo). The work

sibilitvll that was influenced bv lmpressionism, a style that is evident in her landscape paintings. such as A Poris Garden

(7). Her

early

in miniatures soon evolved from the traditional, dry-brush technique of stippling to a

reveals Stanton's innovative, rnature tech-

style

nique in which puddles and broad strokes of watercolor delineate each part of the

forrn, and the edges of the puddles dry with a characteristic line of residue. Such sensu-

rnore expressionistic one

of parallel brush strokes, as seen ir Maine Gu;de (Z). Another rniniature of this period, Mother and Child (rgo5), earned Stanton a blue ribbon at

olrs treatrnent of paint and texture was a corn-

plete departure in rniniature painting, one for which Stanton was highly praised. Lucy Stanton lived in Boston frorn rg16 to rg26. As one

the

rgo6 Salon de la Soci6t6 Nationale des BeauxArts.

of the centers of the miniature revival in the United States, and horne to rnany accornplished women artists,

Between

her sojourns in France, Stanton worked in

-Atlanta, painting portraits and teaching art privately and

for a year in New York, and visited Maine and Boston, both places at Southern Female College. She also lived

where she would later reside, and Los Algeles, where her

father and steprnother and their farnily lived.

In rgo2

her sister married and settled in Athens, Georgia, which

later becarne Lucy Stanton's perrnanent horne. One of

the city presented opportunities for comrnissions and exhibitions, as well as for teaching. She lived at various Beacon Hill addresses, including 82 Chestnut Street, where she rnay have painted

Charles Street Meeting House and

(gg). Sh. taught art and art history at area private schools, and surnrnered in Ogunquit, Maine, a picturesque seaside village known for its white sand beaches and friendly local population, and a popular destination Rooftops

the earliest Arnerican artists and one of only a few miniaturists to depict regional subjects, she began

for artists of the tirne.

painting portraits and narrative scenes, both miniature

The Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters awarded

and large-scale, of African Arnericans . [)ncle George (rg) is

Stanton its rgrT Medal of Honor for a portrait of her

one of rnany such works that dernonstrate Stanton's abil-

childhood neighbor, authorJoel Chandler Harris, cre-

ity to depict the character and personality of her sitters.

ator of the Thles of Uncle Remus. Other prestigious awards followed, including those of the Concord Art Association (rgzg) and the National Association of Wornen Painters and Sculptorr (1925). Beginning in

She was a strong proponent of the artist choosing

farnil-

iar subjects. "The universal is rnore easily seen through the deeply-rooted local," she wrote in a rgro diary entry.


r896, Stanton's works were featured regularly in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad, and garnered extensive critical acclairn for their style, sense of character, and expressiveness. ln The l4hite Hat (ZG), Stanton has created from white, largely unpainted ivory, the various textures of the rnodel's costume and jewehy,

including

in

chiffon scarf that falls over her shoulders. As rnany of her works, she used shadows to emphasize a

various aspects of the picture, including, here, the dark features and pensive expression of her niece, Frances Forbes.

Stanton painted many self-portraits in all rnedia. There are eight known miniatures, including a charrning, tiny

Lucy Stanton died in Athens in rg3r, following a sudden illness. Arnong the public collections containing

oval from 1906,

,

her works are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museurn of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Portrait

variety of geometric shapes to

Gallery, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Georgia Museurn of Art, and Ernory University (Special

in which

she holds her baby niece,

, and Self Ponrait in Blue, Grg, and Purple (3 8 , core") created in Boston in rg2J. On an unusually large piece Frances

of ivory, she has arranged

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form a balanced composition; the palette of transparent pigments in the work is muted yet highly varied. Stanton looks directly at the viewer, her workboard in hand and

Collections and Archives, Robert W.'Woodruff Library).

rnagnifying glass hung from a ribbon around her neck, the tools ofher trade. She appears serene and secure, an a

artist at the height of her career.

Fowler, Betty Alice, Georgia Museum of Forbes,

W Stanton,

Art of Lug Mg Stanton. Athens, Georgia, Art, forthcoming.

The

Lug M.

Stanton,

Arfirt. Edited byJean

R6ti-Forbes. Atlanta: Special Coliections and Archi.ves, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University,

r9/9.

Lucy M. Stanton Collection, Special Coliections and Archives, Robert'W. Woodruff Library, Emory lJniversity. Lucy M. Stanton papers, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript

Library/University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.


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The curator wishes to thank the lenders to the exhibition and the Frances IMood WiIson Foundation

for its financial support. Special

appreciation is due to Frances Forbes Heyn, who first encouraged the idea of an exhibition of her aunt's work at the Georgia Museurn of

Art, and shared her recollections

and knowledge

of

the artist. Lucy Forbes Shevenell was extremely generous with her time, advice, and collection

of

documents relating to Stanton and her time in Boston. The staffs of the Hargrett Rare Book and

Manuscript Library at the lJniversity of Georgia and the Special Collections and Archives of Ernory

IJniversity's Robert IM. Woodruff Library provided access

to original docurnents and invaluable assis-

in research for the project. My colleagues at the Georgia Museum of Art cooperated and assisted in all stages of planning and realization of the tance

project. I arn particularly grateful to Williarn U. Eiland, director, for the privilege of organizing the exhibition and its pubiications, and

for his continuous support.

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The exhibition is rnade possible by

a generous grant

from the Frances

lMood Wilson Foundation of Atlanta, and by the W. Newton Morris

Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of

Art. Partial support for the exhibitions and programs of the Georgia Museurn of Art is provided by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Asserrbly. The Council is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. General operating support has been provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal grantmaking agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetirne of learning by supporting rnuseums and libraries. Individuals, foundations, and corporations

provide additional support through their gifts to the University of Georgia Foundation.

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