| Anne Elizabeth Rector | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | February 17, 1970 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Education | Art Students League of New York |
| Spouse | Edmund Duffy |
| Parents | Enoch J. Rector |
Anne Elizabeth Rector (1899 – February 17, 1970) was an American artist and author. [1] She was the daughter of Enoch J. Rector and she attended the Art Students League of New York studying under John French Sloan. [2] Ann also studied landscape painting under Andrew Dasburg. [3] She married Edmund Duffy and they moved to New York City in 1948, when her husband began work for the Saturday Evening Post. [4] She later headed Rector Studios that manufactured glass top tables. Her daughter married Ivan Chermayeff, the son of Serge Ivan Chermayeff. [2] They moved to New York City in 1948, when her husband began work for the Saturday Evening Post.
References
- ^ Rector, Anne Elizabeth (2004). Anne Elizabeth's Diary: A Young Artist's True Story. ISBN 0316072044.
- ^ a b "Mrs. Edmund Duffy Is Dead; Cartoonist's Widow Was 70.", New York Times, February 18, 1970, Wednesday. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. "Mrs. Anne Duffy, an artist and widow of Edmund Duffy, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun, died Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was 70 years old."
- ^ Bacon, Peggy. Peggy Bacon, Personalities and Places: Exhibition at the National Collection.. “Peggy Bacon and Anne Rector (Duffy) studied landscape painting with Andrew Dasburg, ...”
- ^ "Edmund Duffy, Cartoonist Dies. Won Three Pulitzer Prizes White With Baltimore Sun.", New York Times, September 13, 1962. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. "Edmund Duffy, who won three Pulitzer Prizes while an editorial cartoonist on The Baltimore Sun, died early today at his home, 253 East Sixty first Street, after a long illness. He was 63 years old."
