Painted portrait, "The Artist's Mother," by Louise Crow, 1920-1925

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Painted portrait, "The Artist's Mother," by Louise Crow, 1920-1925

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Louise Crow Boyac (1891 – 1968) was born and raised in Seattle, a member of the Moran family. Crow achieved recognition for her Impressionistic landscape and figure paintings. Crow studied with Paul Gustin, Frank Duveneck, Rene Menard, and William M. Chase, winning an award of excellence in the latter’s important class in California. Widely recognized for the brilliance of her work during her lifetime, she exhibited both nationally and internationally at the Oakland Art Gallery, Seattle Fine Arts Society, Corcoran Art Gallery, and the Autumn Salon in Paris. Crow was an influential teacher at Cornish College of the Arts, Saint Nicholas School, the Bush School, and at her own studio. She is known for her landscapes of the Southwest, and she was honored as a fellow of the School of American Research for her Ethnographic fieldwork with Southwestern Native Americans. She was a member of the Seattle Fine Arts Society.

ID Number: 1963.3055

Date: 1920-1925

Creator(s): Crow, Louise, Artist

Physical Description: 1 Painting; oil, canvas; Art: 37 in.H x 29 in.W, Frame: 43.5 in.H x 35.5 in.W

Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle

Credit: MOHAI, 1963.3055

Subjects: Visual Arts, Education