Anna Althea Hills
Anna Althea Hills (born January 28, 1882 in Ravenna (Ohio) , † June 13, 1930 in Laguna Beach (California) ) was an American painter who specialized in Impressionist landscapes of the southern coast of California.
Life
Anna Althea Hills grew up in Olivet, Michigan , where she attended college. She then studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York. Following her studies, she went on a four-year trip through Europe, where she studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, among other places .
After returning to the United States, she moved to the west coast of Laguna Beach in 1913, switching from genre and portraiture to impressionistically influenced landscape painting. The main motifs were the California coast, but also the vast deserts in southern California and Arizona.
Hills also began teaching in Laguna Beach and became an active member of the California Art Club, as well as a founding member of the Laguna Beach Art Association , which managed to raise the funds to establish the Laguna Art Museum . The museum was inaugurated in 1929, a year before her untimely death.
Hills has also received several awards, including the bronze medal at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego in 1915 and the bronze medal at the California State Fair in 1919.
Web links
- Biography on laurabeebe.com (English)
- Biography on annahillspaintingexpert.com (English)
- Biography on sternfinearts.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hills, Anna Althea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ravenna (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1930 |
| Place of death | Laguna Beach (California) |