Caroline Peart | |
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 Caroline Peart, ca. 1895. Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster PA. | |
| Born | Caroline Peart September 4, 1870 Rosemont, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 1963 (aged 93) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
| Awards | Mary Smith Prize, PAFA (1898) |
Caroline Peart (September 4, 1870 – October 12, 1963) was an American portraitist. She was born in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, split her time traveling abroad in Europe and the States, before settling down back in Washington Boro, Pennsylvania, where she eventually died. She was also a student and contemporary of American society portraitist Cecilia Beaux.
Despite her studies and several successes in the art world, Peart did not become an established professional. This is largely due to her work being centered around traditional portraiture during a time when modernism was becoming the trend in America but also because of a lack of drive and a mix of struggles in her personal life.