Mary Burnett Kirkwood | |
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 Self-portrait of Mary Kirkwood | |
| Born | Mary Burnett December 21, 1904 Hillsboro, Oregon, United States |
| Died | June 17, 1995 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Modern |
Mary Kirkwood (December 21, 1904 – June 17, 1995) was an American artist and a professor at the University of Idaho from 1930 to 1970.[1] Kirkwood earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, and completed graduate work at the Royal Art School in Stockholm, Sweden and the College of Art Study Abroad in Paris.[2] The same year, she began teaching at the University of Idaho as a professor of painting and history of painting, and remained with the university for 40 years, until retiring in 1970.[1]
Kirkwood is credited with introducing University of Idaho students to modernist techniques and concepts.[3] Her work is held in the collection of the University of Idaho and Portland Art Museum.
- ^ a b "Mary Burnett Kirkwood, 90, well-known painter". Lewiston Morning Tribune. June 27, 1995. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Moscow Artist's Legacy Lives in Work, Students". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. June 29, 1995.
- ^ Newby, Rick (2004). The Rocky Mountain Region: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313328176.