Perry, Lilla Cabot

Painter.

Born in 1848 in Boston, Mass., Perry studied at Cowles Art School under D.M. Bunker and R.W. Vonnoh in Boston. She also studied at the Julian and Colarossi academies and at Alfred Stevens' studio in Paris. She died in 1933 in Hancock, N.H.

From the description of Lilla Cabot Perry photographs, [ca. 1889-1909]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79870424

Painter.

Born in 1848 in Boston, Mass., Perry studied at Cowles Art School under D.M. Bunker and R.W. Vonnoh in Boston. She also studied at the Julian and Colarossi academies and at Alfred Stevens' studio in Paris. She died in 1933 in Hancock, N.H.

From the description of Lilla Cabot Perry sketchbook, 1871-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82601176

Impressionist painter and author; Boston, Mass., Giverny, France, and Hancock, N.H.; b. 1848; d. 1933. Thomas Sergeant Perry, author, educator; Boston, Mass., Giverny, France, and Hancock, N.H.

Lilla Cabot Perry studied painting at Cowles Art School in Boston with Dennis Miller Bunker and Robert Vonnoh, and in Paris at the Julian and Colarossi academies, and at Alfred Stevens' studio. She had a house in Giverny, France and introduced numerous American artists, who came to Giverny to paint, to her neighbor, Claude Monet. She wrote several books of poetry including FROM THE GARDEN OF HELLAS, THE HEART OF THE WEED and THE JAR OF DREAMS. In 1874, she married Thomas Sergeant Perry, a tutor in French and German at Harvard University and later an instructor in English. He was also the author of several books. The Perrys had three daughters, Margaret, Alice, and Edith. Alice married Joseph Clark Grew, a diplomat who was United States ambassador to Turkey and Japan, and undersecretary of state.

From the description of Lilla Cabot Perry and Perry family papers, 1861-[ca. 1943]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83551849