Agnes Pelton | |
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 Agnes Pelton in the studio, estimate 1910s | |
| Born | August 22, 1881 |
| Died | March 13, 1961 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | San Jacinto Mountains |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Arthur Wesley Dow |
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
| Known for | Painting |
| Style | Abstract |
| Movement | Transcendental Painting Group |
| Website | http://www.agnespeltonsociety.com |
Agnes Lawrence Pelton (August 22, 1881 – March 13, 1961) was a modernist painter who was born in Germany and moved to the United States as a child. She studied art in the United States and Europe. She made portraits of Pueblo Native Americans, desert landscapes and still lifes. Pelton's work evolved through at least three distinct themes: her early "Imaginative Paintings," art of the American Southwest people and landscape, and abstract art that reflected her spiritual beliefs. She was a first cousin of American sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser.