Ellen Gifford Northern [1873-1944] American : Hagerstown factory in the snow, ca.1920

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Ellen Gifford Northern [ 1873-1944]
United States
Hagerstown factory in the snow, ca.1910
Oil on canvas
19 x 14 inches
Stamped on center canvas verso : ‘Estate of Ellen Gifford Northern’.

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Ellen Gifford Northern [ 1873-1944]
United States
Hagerstown factory in the snow, ca.1910
Oil on canvas
19 x 14 inches
Stamped on center canvas verso : ‘Estate of Ellen Gifford Northern’.

 

Ellen “Nellie” I Gifford Northern [1873-1944] biography:

Birth: May, 1873 in Adrian?, MI ;
Death: November 13, 1944 in Baltimore, MD ;
Sex: Female ;
Ethnicity: White ; 
Zodiac:
Taurus or Gemini ;

Known for: Views of Hagerstown, MD ; landscape painting ; rural scenes ; portraits ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Small towns ; farms ; hills ; villages ; people ; Hagerstown, MD ;

Areas: Adrian, MI (1880) ; Minneapolis, MN (1895-1900) ; New York, NY (1905) ; Big Timber, Sweet Grass, MT (1908-1910) ; Hagerstown, MD (1920, 1944) ; Waynesboro, PA (1928-1930) ; Baltimore, MD (1940) ;
Region: Mid-Atlantic ; West ;
Lived: Adrian, MI (1880) ; Minneapolis, MN (1895-1900) ; New York, NY (1905) ; Big Timber, Sweet Grass, MT (1908-1910) ; Hagerstown, MD (1920, 1944) ; Waynesboro, PA (1928-1930) ; Baltimore, MD (1940) ;
Father: George S Gifford (1843-1892) ;
Mother: Jennie E Gifford (1843-1929) ;
Relatives:
Spouse: Robert Jerome Northern, MD (1877-1964), husband, married May 24, 1905 in Manhattan, New York, NY ;
Children: Gifford “Jerry” R Northern (1907-1937), son ; Lois Irene Gifford Northern (1908-1999), daughter ; George Byron Gifford Northern (1911-1967), son ; Robert Jerome Northern, Jr. (1917-1985), son ;

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Member: Hagerstown Society of Artists, Hagerstown, MD ; Cumberland Valley Artists, Hagerstown, MD ;
Exhibited with: Hagerstown Society of Artists, Hagerstown, MD shown at store window in Hagerstown, MD (November 1-7, 1937) ; 2nd annual exhibition of the Hagerstown Society of Artists, Hagerstown Society of Artists, Hagerstown, MD (June 14 – ?, 1940) ; 4th annual exhibition of the Hagerstown Society of Artist, Hagerstown Society of Artists, Hagerstown, MD (February 4, 1936) ; 5th annual exhibition of Cumberland Valley Artists at the Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD ;
Awards: Cumberland Valley Exhibition held at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, MD, R Bruce Carson gold medal for portrait The Aviator, 1940 ; 5th annual exhibition of Cumberland Valley Artists at the Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD, first prize ($15) for Portrait ;

Milestones: At time of death she left several hundred canvas of scenes and portraits ;

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