Where would you start if you want to collect a work of art done by a noted Alabama woman artist? Google? Museums? Galleries? University publications in Alabama? Wikipedia? AI?
We are putting together a database of noted women artists who are from or have lived in Alabama for a significant period of their careers. This directory is by no means comprehensive and generally covers Alabama women artists in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Directory of Noted Alabama Women Artists from 1850 to Present (Google Sheet)
Miriam…
- Knew of Hannah Elliot, an art teacher in Birmingham, but didn’t take classes from her.
- Was friends with the niece of Rosalie Price.
- Remembers Cornelia Rivers of Birmingham.
- Painted in a group for years with Amy Pleasant’s father.
- Was close friends with and classmate of Dale Kennington.
- Knew Betty Grisham.
- Took an art class from Edith Frohock in the 1960s. Miriam said she was very abstract.
- Was a friend and classmate of Beverly Erdreich.
- Is a life-long friend of Patty B. Driscoll’s mother.
- Went to school with Catherine Cabaniss.
- Took art classes from Louise Cone for much of her early art years.
Please contact us if you know of any women artists who should be included on this list.
