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(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Lillie Lawlor
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Lillie Lawlor

active New York, 1868 - 1936, New York
BiographyLillie Lawlor
Born in New York in 1868. Lawlor came to San Francisco with her family as a child. During the 1880s she studied painting with William Keith. She was active in the local art and society scenes until about 1915. A professional singer, after her voice failed she moved to Paris where she lived until 1935. Returning to New York, she died there on Oct. 1, 1936.

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Keith, Old Master of California (Brother Cornelius); SF Chronicle, 10-2-1936 (obituary).
http://www.askart.com/artist/Lillie_Lawlor/11005060/Lillie_Lawlor.aspx I.S. 12/21/2017

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Last Updated8/7/24