Luella A. Varney Serrao
Luella A. Varney Serrao (1865–1935) was an American sculptor. She was known for her portraits of notable Americans.
Luella A. Varney Serrao | |
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 Luella Varney as a young sculptor in Rome | |
| Born | Luella A. Varney August 11, 1865 Angola, New York |
| Died | 1935 (aged 69–70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Rome |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Spouse(s) | Teodoro Serrao
(m. 1889; died 1907) |
Biography
Serrao née Varney was born on August 11, 1865 in Angola, New York.[1] She moved to Cleveland, Ohio as a young girl, where she studied at the Cleveland School of Art.[2] After high school she moved to Rome, Italy where she earned a degree from the University of Rome. In Rome she met Teodoro Serrao whom she married in 1889.[3] They lived in Rome. Upon his death in 1907 she returned to Cleveland.[3][4]
Serrao created portraits of Susan B. Anthony, Mary Baker Eddy Julia Ward Howe, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain[4] and Henry Mower Rice.[5]
She exhibited her work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago.[6]
Serrao exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[7]
Her work, “An Archbishop of Odessa” can be found in the Roman Catholic Church in Odessa, Russia.[8]
She died in 1935.[6]
Gallery
portrait bust of Mary Baker Eddy by Luella A. Varney Serrao, 1889
portrait bust of Mark Twain by Luella A. Varney Serrao, 1892
References
- "Serrao, Luella Varney". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985 p. 639
- "A portrait bust of Mary Baker Eddy" (PDF). Quarterly News - Longyear Museum and Historical Society. 28 (Fall/Winter): 430–432. 1991–92. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "Madame Luella A. Varney Serrao Bust of Mary Baker Eddy". Mary Baker Eddy Library. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- Opitz 1986, p. 838.
- "Luella Varney Serrao". AskArt. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- Opitz, Glenn B., ed. (1986). Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers. Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo Books. p. 838.
External links
Media related to Luella A. Varney Serrao at Wikimedia Commons