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Susette Schultz Keast

Susette Schultz Keast
Born
Susette Inloes Schultz

(1892-08-06)August 6, 1892
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 5, 1932(1932-09-05) (aged 40)
West Chester, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
MovementPennsylvania Impressionists
Spouse
W. R. Morton Keast
(m. 1919)

Susette Inloes Schultz Keast (August 6, 1892 – September 5, 1932) was an American painter. She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten.[1]

Biography

Keast was born in 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

She attended the Philadelphia School of Design, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her instructors included Henry B. Snell, Elliott Daingerfield, Hugh H. Breckenridge, Thomas Pollock Anshutz and William Merritt Chase.[3] In 1911 she received a Cresson European Scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts which allowed her summer travel to Europe.[2]

Keast married the architect W. R. Morton Keast in 1919. They subsequently travel to China and Japan.[4]

In 1922 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts purchased her painting Inner Harbor.[5]

In 1930 Keast replaced Cora S. Brooks as a member of the Philadelphia Ten.[4] Keast was also a member of The Plastic Club and the North Shore Art Association.[6]

She died suddenly in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.[4][6]

Inner Harbor by Susette Schultz Keast, 1922

Legacy

Keast's work was included in the 1998 retrospective, "The Philadelphia Ten" at the Moore College of Art & Design.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Philadelphia Ten". Moore Women Artists. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Nichol, Alasdair. "Artist Spotlight: Susette Inloes Schultz Keast". Freeman's Auction. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Susette Schultz Keast". Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Susette Schultz Keast". HL Chalfant. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Susette Schultz Keast". PAFA. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Susette Inloes S. KEAST (1892-1932)". Artprice. Retrieved 25 April 2018.