The Pursers moved several times as Stuart pursued his teaching career. They lived in Washington, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Florida, with Stuart serving as the head of the department of art at University of Florida. Mary taught for a time at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga when the family resided there.[2]
In 1939 Purser completed the oil-on-canvas mural How Happy Was the Occasion for the Clarksville, Arkansas Post Office. The mural was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA) and Purser received payment of $470.[4][5]
^"Clarksville Post Office — Post Office Murals". University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ abcDavis, Anita Price (2015). New Deal art in Alabama : the murals, sculptures and other works, and their creators. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 44–47. ISBN9781476621142.
^ ab"Mary May Purser". AskArt. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Post Office Mural - Clarksville AR". Living New Deal. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Artist: Mary M. Purser". New Deal Art Registry. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External linksedit
images of Mary M. Purser's art at Invaluable
image of the mural How Happy Was the Occasion
January 01, 1970
mary, purser, mary, purser, 1913, 1986, american, painter, best, known, deal, mural, clarksville, arkansas, post, office, born1913, 1913, chicago, illinoisdied1986, aged, alachua, floridanationalityamericanknown, formuralistspousestuart, purser, happy, occasio. Mary May Purser 1913 1986 was an American painter She is best known for her New Deal era mural in the Clarksville Arkansas Post Office Mary M PurserBorn1913 1913 Chicago IllinoisDied1986 aged 72 73 Alachua FloridaNationalityAmericanKnown formuralistSpouseStuart R Purser How Happy was the Occasion Clarksville Arkansas Post OfficeBiography editPurser nee was born on August 16 1901 in Chicago Illinois 1 She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago She married fellow artist Stuart R Purser 1907 1986 with whom she had two children 2 Purser never graduated from the Art Institute leaving at the time of her marriage but she eventually earned a B A from the University of Mississippi then an MFA from the University of Florida 3 2 The Pursers moved several times as Stuart pursued his teaching career They lived in Washington Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee and Florida with Stuart serving as the head of the department of art at University of Florida Mary taught for a time at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga when the family resided there 2 In 1939 Purser completed the oil on canvas mural How Happy Was the Occasion for the Clarksville Arkansas Post Office The mural was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts TSFA and Purser received payment of 470 4 5 She died in 1986 in Alachua Florida 3 References edit Clarksville Post Office Post Office Murals University of Central Arkansas Retrieved 13 March 2022 a b c Davis Anita Price 2015 New Deal art in Alabama the murals sculptures and other works and their creators Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company pp 44 47 ISBN 9781476621142 a b Mary May Purser AskArt Retrieved 13 March 2022 Post Office Mural Clarksville AR Living New Deal Retrieved 13 March 2022 Artist Mary M Purser New Deal Art Registry Retrieved 13 March 2022 External links editimages of Mary M Purser s art at Invaluable image of the mural How Happy Was the Occasion Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary M Purser amp oldid 1190244436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
