Jennie Amelia Vennerström Cannon, also known as Jennie Vennerstrom Cannon (1869–1952), was an American artist who spent most of her career in California but gained national recognition. She received the first master's degree from the Art Department at Stanford University, studied in New York with William Merritt Chase, whom she befriended and later persuaded to teach at Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and received both the Elliott Bronze Medal and the Langdon Prize at the National Academy of Design. From her studio-homes in Berkeley and Carmel, California, her art was sent on traveling exhibitions across the United States. She was instrumental in founding the Carmel Art Association and the California League of Fine Arts in Berkeley. She championed women's equality in art communities across northern California. Her published art reviews appeared for decades in regional newspapers.[1][2]
Jennie Vennerström Cannon
Cannon in the mid-1920s
Born
Jennie Amelia Vennerström
August 31, 1869
Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
December 12, 1952
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Education
Hamline University, Stanford University, National Academy of Design, New York School of Art, London School of Art
Jennie Amelia Vennerström was born to impoverished immigrants from Sweden on August 31, 1869 outside of Albert Lea, Minnesota. Within a few years her mother had died and her father had abandoned the family. She and her sister were passed among relatives and received little formal education.[3]
Jennie became a voracious reader and with a series of part-time jobs and special tutoring she earned a bachelor's degree from Hamline University in 1895.[4] Her career in art quickly accelerated with her studies under Arthur Bridgman Clark and Bolton Brown at Stanford University, where she earned the first Master's degree in art.[5][6]
Careeredit
On January 9, 1898 she married the botanist William Austin Cannon in Pacific Grove, California. When the couple moved to New York City in 1901, Jennie studied with the genre painter Edgar Melville Ward at the National Academy of Design, where she was awarded the prestigious Elliott Bronze Medal in Sculpture and the Langdon Prize for Graphic Design.[7] The following year she studied with William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art, but was compelled to move in September 1903 to Tucson, Arizona to accommodate her husband's employment. Every summer she travelled to the Monterey Peninsula on the Pacific Coast and in 1907 purchased real estate in Carmel, where she joined the local art colony and habitually exhibited at the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club.[8]
In January 1910, she began advanced studies with Frank Brangwyn at the London School of Art and concluded with a grand tour of Europe and North Africa. During her time in Bruges she rented the vacant studio of Francis Petrus Paulus.[9]
San Luis Rey, 1905
On her return to the United States she became a prolific exhibitor. Between October 1911 and October 1912 at juried exhibitions in the state and county fairs of Arizona she was awarded a total of 13 first prizes and 3 second prizes.[10] In 1914 Jennie persuaded William Merritt Chase to teach his last summer class in Carmel and was elected to the Society of Monterey Artists.[11]
After a traumatic divorce from her husband in 1917 she traveled to New York City and joined the radical People's Art Guild.[12] On her return to California a year later she became a founding member of the Laguna Beach Art Association and purchased a home in Berkeley, California. Relying solely on the sales of her art and the earnings from her students and weekly art reviews in the Berkeley Daily Gazette, she supported both of her sons through college. In 1923 she was the co-founder of the California League of Fine Arts in Berkeley, where she insisted that women artists be given equal representation on juries; she was honored with the first one-person show in the League Galleries.[13] In 1926 she was the only woman artist with a biography in the official five-volume history of the State of California.[11] A year later she conceived of and helped organize the Carmel Art Association.[14] In the 1930s she deemphasized oil painting in favor of graphic arts and watercolors. Her art traveled across the United States on “circuit exhibitions” sponsored by the American Federation of Arts and the National League of American Pen Women.[15][16]
She died in Tucson, Arizona, on December 12, 1952.
Published worksedit
Watershed Drama: Battle Lake, Minnesota. Berkeley, Calif.: J. J. Gillick & Co., 1943.
Referencesedit
^Falk, Peter H.; et al. (1999). Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Vol.1. Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press. p. 560. ISBN9780932087577.
^Edwards, Robert W. (2012). Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies, Vol. 1. Oakland, Calif.: East Bay Heritage Project. pp. 5–294. ISBN9781467545679. An online facsimile of the entire text of Vol. 1 is posted on the Traditional Fine Arts Organization website (. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.)
^Cannon, J. Vennerström (1943). Watershed Drama: Battle Lake, Minnesota. Berkeley, Calif.: J. J. Gillick & Co. pp. i–x, 1–117. OCLC 6898603.
^The Oracle (Hamline University weekly; St. Paul, MN), June 20, 1895, pp. 10, 12.
^Daily Palo Alto (Stanford University, CA), October 13, 1898, p. 1.
^Palo Alto Times (Palo Alto, CA), January 15, 1917, p. 5.
^Kovinick, Phil; et al. (1999). An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN9780292790636.
^"Artist versus Wife: Europe, Tucson and Carmel (1910-13)" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^The Tucson Daily Citizen (Tucson, AZ), October 31, 1911, p. 5; October 16, 1912, p. 8; October 27, 1912, p. 3.
^ abHunt, Rockwell D.; et al. (1926). California and Californians, Vol. 5. Chicago, Ill.: Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 270–271. LCCN 26-23115.
^American Art Annual (New York), vol.14, 1917, p. 445.
^The Courier (Berkeley, CA), April 14, 1923, p. 12.
^The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA), September 11, 1927, p. 6-S.
^Berkeley Daily Gazette (Berkeley, CA), January 1, 1926, p. 6.
^El Palacio, The Magazine of the Museum of New Mexico (Santa Fe, NM), January 12–26, 1929, p. 59.
External linksedit
"Jennie V. Cannon, Artist". Berkeley Historical Plaques Project. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
"Stumbling Stories, Part 2". Susan J. Tweit blog. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
December 15, 2023
jennie, cannon, jennie, amelia, vennerström, cannon, also, known, jennie, vennerstrom, cannon, 1869, 1952, american, artist, spent, most, career, california, gained, national, recognition, received, first, master, degree, from, department, stanford, university. Jennie Amelia Vennerstrom Cannon also known as Jennie Vennerstrom Cannon 1869 1952 was an American artist who spent most of her career in California but gained national recognition She received the first master s degree from the Art Department at Stanford University studied in New York with William Merritt Chase whom she befriended and later persuaded to teach at Carmel by the Sea California and received both the Elliott Bronze Medal and the Langdon Prize at the National Academy of Design From her studio homes in Berkeley and Carmel California her art was sent on traveling exhibitions across the United States She was instrumental in founding the Carmel Art Association and the California League of Fine Arts in Berkeley She championed women s equality in art communities across northern California Her published art reviews appeared for decades in regional newspapers 1 2 Jennie Vennerstrom CannonCannon in the mid 1920sBornJennie Amelia VennerstromAugust 31 1869Albert Lea Minnesota U S DiedDecember 12 1952Tucson Arizona U S EducationHamline University Stanford University National Academy of Design New York School of Art London School of ArtOccupation s painter etcher writer teacherSpouseWilliam Austin Cannon 1898 1917 divorced Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Published works 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editJennie Amelia Vennerstrom was born to impoverished immigrants from Sweden on August 31 1869 outside of Albert Lea Minnesota Within a few years her mother had died and her father had abandoned the family She and her sister were passed among relatives and received little formal education 3 Jennie became a voracious reader and with a series of part time jobs and special tutoring she earned a bachelor s degree from Hamline University in 1895 4 Her career in art quickly accelerated with her studies under Arthur Bridgman Clark and Bolton Brown at Stanford University where she earned the first Master s degree in art 5 6 Career editOn January 9 1898 she married the botanist William Austin Cannon in Pacific Grove California When the couple moved to New York City in 1901 Jennie studied with the genre painter Edgar Melville Ward at the National Academy of Design where she was awarded the prestigious Elliott Bronze Medal in Sculpture and the Langdon Prize for Graphic Design 7 The following year she studied with William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art but was compelled to move in September 1903 to Tucson Arizona to accommodate her husband s employment Every summer she travelled to the Monterey Peninsula on the Pacific Coast and in 1907 purchased real estate in Carmel where she joined the local art colony and habitually exhibited at the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club 8 In January 1910 she began advanced studies with Frank Brangwyn at the London School of Art and concluded with a grand tour of Europe and North Africa During her time in Bruges she rented the vacant studio of Francis Petrus Paulus 9 nbsp San Luis Rey 1905On her return to the United States she became a prolific exhibitor Between October 1911 and October 1912 at juried exhibitions in the state and county fairs of Arizona she was awarded a total of 13 first prizes and 3 second prizes 10 In 1914 Jennie persuaded William Merritt Chase to teach his last summer class in Carmel and was elected to the Society of Monterey Artists 11 After a traumatic divorce from her husband in 1917 she traveled to New York City and joined the radical People s Art Guild 12 On her return to California a year later she became a founding member of the Laguna Beach Art Association and purchased a home in Berkeley California Relying solely on the sales of her art and the earnings from her students and weekly art reviews in the Berkeley Daily Gazette she supported both of her sons through college In 1923 she was the co founder of the California League of Fine Arts in Berkeley where she insisted that women artists be given equal representation on juries she was honored with the first one person show in the League Galleries 13 In 1926 she was the only woman artist with a biography in the official five volume history of the State of California 11 A year later she conceived of and helped organize the Carmel Art Association 14 In the 1930s she deemphasized oil painting in favor of graphic arts and watercolors Her art traveled across the United States on circuit exhibitions sponsored by the American Federation of Arts and the National League of American Pen Women 15 16 She died in Tucson Arizona on December 12 1952 Published works editWatershed Drama Battle Lake Minnesota Berkeley Calif J J Gillick amp Co 1943 References edit Falk Peter H et al 1999 Who Was Who in American Art 1564 1975 400 Years of Artists in America Vol 1 Madison Conn Sound View Press p 560 ISBN 9780932087577 Edwards Robert W 2012 Jennie V Cannon The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies Vol 1 Oakland Calif East Bay Heritage Project pp 5 294 ISBN 9781467545679 An online facsimile of the entire text of Vol 1 is posted on the Traditional Fine Arts Organization website Jennie V Cannon The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies vol One East Bay Heritage Project Oakland 2012 by Robert W Edwards Archived from the original on April 29 2016 Retrieved June 7 2016 Cannon J Vennerstrom 1943 Watershed Drama Battle Lake Minnesota Berkeley Calif J J Gillick amp Co pp i x 1 117 OCLC 6898603 The Oracle Hamline University weekly St Paul MN June 20 1895 pp 10 12 Daily Palo Alto Stanford University CA October 13 1898 p 1 Palo Alto Times Palo Alto CA January 15 1917 p 5 New York Times May 17 1902 p 7 Kovinick Phil et al 1999 An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West Austin Texas University of Texas Press pp 39 40 ISBN 9780292790636 Artist versus Wife Europe Tucson and Carmel 1910 13 PDF Retrieved February 25 2023 The Tucson Daily Citizen Tucson AZ October 31 1911 p 5 October 16 1912 p 8 October 27 1912 p 3 a b Hunt Rockwell D et al 1926 California and Californians Vol 5 Chicago Ill Lewis Publishing Co pp 270 271 LCCN 26 23115 American Art Annual New York vol 14 1917 p 445 The Courier Berkeley CA April 14 1923 p 12 The Oakland Tribune Oakland CA September 11 1927 p 6 S Berkeley Daily Gazette Berkeley CA January 1 1926 p 6 El Palacio The Magazine of the Museum of New Mexico Santa Fe NM January 12 26 1929 p 59 External links edit Jennie V Cannon Artist Berkeley Historical Plaques Project Retrieved May 17 2016 Stumbling Stories Part 2 Susan J Tweit blog Retrieved May 17 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jennie V Cannon amp oldid 1167790410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
