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ALBERTA KINSEY b. 1875, Milton, Ohio d. 1952, New Orleans, Louisiana Christian Woman’s Exchange, ca. 1935 Oil on board; 18 x 16 in. The Historic New Orleans Collection Bequest of Mrs. Clarisse Claiborne Grima Alberta Kinsey, a modest Quaker schoolteacher from the Midwest, fell in love with the French Quarter the first day she arrived in 1918. She is credited with inventing the enduring “courtyard” genre of painting—widely copied scenes of the picturesque interior green spaces common in the Spanish-colonial buildings of the Vieux Carré. She was among the first artists to live in the then dangerous and derelict Quarter, encouraging and paving the way for others by renting studio space, and cofounding the Arts and Crafts Club in 1922, an organization that provided art training and exhibition space, and hosted guest lecturers on current art topics. SS LOUISIANA: THE NEW CENTURY 159  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=992 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=992

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