Mary Tannahill
| Mary Harvey Tannahill | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 11, 1863 Warren County, North Carolina |
| Died | June 21, 1951 (aged 88) Warrenton, North Carolina |
| Resting place | Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Kenyon Cox, John Henry Twachtman, Harry Siddons Mowbray, J. Alden Weir, Arthur Wesley Dow, and Blanche Lazzell |
| Known for | Painter, printmaker, embroiderer and batik maker |
Mary Harvey Tannahill (January 11, 1863 – June 21, 1951) was an American painter, printmaker, embroiderer and batik maker. She studied in the United States and Europe and spent 30 summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts with the artist colony there. She was instructed by Blanche Lazzell there and assume the style of the Provincetown Printers. She exhibited her works through a number of artist organizations. A native of North Carolina, she spent much of her career based in New York.
Tannahill was born on January 11, 1863 on "Kinderhook", the family estate in Warren County, North Carolina. Her parents were Sallie Jones Sims and Robert Tannahill, a Confederate soldier and businessman who was active in Petersburg, Virginia and New York City. He moved the family to New York in 1865 and they lived at 44 East 65th Street. Her father worked as a cotton factor and between 1880 and 1882 was president of the New York Cotton Exchange. The family a home on Lake Mahopac that they visited in the summer and a house in Englewood, New Jersey. The family frequently visited Petersburg, Virginia and Warrenton, North Carolina, where other family members lived.
Tannahill and her siblings were educated privately. She early displayed an interest in art that was fostered and encouraged by her parents and due to the family's wealth, she was comfortable pursuing her interest. The family was close-knit; few of the children married, and none had surviving offspring.
Robert Tannahill died in 1883, leaving behind eight children, of whom Mary was the eldest.
She studied with various teachers, including Kenyon Cox, John Henry Twachtman, Harry Siddons Mowbray, J. Alden Weir, and Arthur Wesley Dow. From late May to early October in 1895, she studied under Theodore Robinson in Townshend, Vermont. He had just returned from his studies with Claude Monet in Giverny, France. Over 50 paintings were exhibited by his ten students at the Wheelock House. She studied art in Europe before World War I, including Germany, where she was harassed because she was assumed to be English.
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