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Harriet French Turner (April 7, 1886 – December 7, 1967) was an American folk artist. Harriet Clark French was born on April 7, 1886 in Giles County, Virginia, the daughter of Guy Dingess French and Barbara Elizabeth Snidow. They moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 1900, where she attended the and graduated from Roanoke High School in 1907. She taught at for two years until she married druggist James R. Turner. They had three daughters. Harriet French Turner died on December 7, 1967 in Roanoke.
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| dbo:abstract | Harriet French Turner (April 7, 1886 – December 7, 1967) was an American folk artist. Harriet Clark French was born on April 7, 1886 in Giles County, Virginia, the daughter of Guy Dingess French and Barbara Elizabeth Snidow. They moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 1900, where she attended the and graduated from Roanoke High School in 1907. She taught at for two years until she married druggist James R. Turner. They had three daughters. She began painting at age 68, later drawing comparisons to Grandma Moses. Inspired by the scenery of the Blue Ridge Mountains area, she painted mostly landscapes. The first painting she exhibited was purchased for the collection of Hollins College, and her immediately drew widespread attention. She was the first living artist to be featured in a one-person show at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, which created a 17 minute documentary about her called Folk Artist of the Blue Ridge. Her admirers included First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, who requested Turner's painting of the Peaks of Otter. Turner's artistic career lasted 13 years and she created 95 paintings. Harriet French Turner died on December 7, 1967 in Roanoke. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Harriet French Turner (April 7, 1886 – December 7, 1967) was an American folk artist. Harriet Clark French was born on April 7, 1886 in Giles County, Virginia, the daughter of Guy Dingess French and Barbara Elizabeth Snidow. They moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 1900, where she attended the and graduated from Roanoke High School in 1907. She taught at for two years until she married druggist James R. Turner. They had three daughters. Harriet French Turner died on December 7, 1967 in Roanoke. (en) |
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