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Rebecca Field Jones

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Rebecca Field Jones
Rebecca Field Jones sculpting a bust of Henry Barnard
Born
Rebecca Field

(1905-03-13)March 13, 1905
Montague, Massachusetts
DiedApril 16, 2002(2002-04-16) (aged 97)
Windsor, Vermont
Known forSculptor, Educator
untitled, ca. 1935-1943

Rebecca Field Jones (1905–2002) was an American artist who worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and went on to found the West Hartford Art League.

Biography

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Jones née Field was born in Montague, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1905.[1] She briefly attended Massachusetts Agricultural College (now the University of Massachusetts Amherst) and the Massachusetts Art School before studying in art in Munich, Germany.[2] In 1934 she cofounded the West Hartford Art League along with Getrude Patterson Bezanker. The organization was located in red brick schoolhouse at 87 Mountain Road.[3][4] From 1935 through 1938 she worked for the Public Works of Art Project and its successor, the Federal Arts Project. She then worked for the Public Works Administration's drafting department.[1]

In 1941 she married fellow artist Frederic Edward Jones.[2] She taught at the West Hartford Art League, Miss Porter's School, and the Oxford School.[5] She was a member of the Hartford Society of Women Painters.[1] In the 1970s Jones relocated to New Hampshire.[2] She died on April 16, 2002, in Windsor, Vermont.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jones, Rebecca Field". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Rebecca Jones Obituary (2002)". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ Walsh, Michael (25 March 2019). "West Hartford Art League Celebrating 85th Anniversary". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "History". West Hartford Art League. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ^ "A Helping Hand for Starving Artists". Connecticut Explored. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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