Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961
Variant namesPainter; Cathedral City, Calif.
Pelton grew up in New York and established a studio on Long Island before moving west and settling in Cathedral City, Calif. in 1931. Pelton, who exhibited in the 1913 Armory Show, is enjoying a revival of interst in her symbolist work. Her paintings include transcendentals/abstracts, florals, and representational desert landscapes. Pelton was one of the founders of the Transcendental Painting Group formed in New Mexico in 1939. These letters document thrirty years of her life in the Palm Springs area as well as her friendship with Jane Levington Comfort.
From the description of Letters from Agnes Pelton to Jane Levington Comfort (Jane Annixter), 1934-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83987949
Painter; Cathedral City, Calif.; b. 1881; d. 1961
Pelton was one of the founders of the Transcendental Painting Group formed in New Mexico in 1939.
From the description of Agnes Pelton papers, 1886-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80031967
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| creatorOf | Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| creatorOf | Raymond Jonson papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Pelton, Agnes, 1881-1961 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Agnes Pelton papers | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | American Foundation for Transcendental Painting. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Annixter, Jane. | person |
| associatedWith | Jonson, Raymond, 1891-1982. | person |
| associatedWith | Pelton, Florence. | person |
| associatedWith | Rudhyar, Dane, 1895- | person |
| associatedWith | Transcendental Painting Group (N.M.) | corporateBody |
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| California--Cathedral City | |||
| New York (State)--Water Mill | |||
| California |
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| Painting, Abstract |
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Person
Birth 1881-08-22
Death 1961-03-13
Americans
English
