About Edith Weir Perry
Lived 1875 – 1955 (aged 79–80). Edith Weir Perry was an American musician, painter and writer.
Edith Weir Perry ( – ) was an American miniature painter and author.
Edith Dean Weir was born on in New Haven, Connecticut, the second child of painter John Ferguson Weir and Mary French Weir. She studied painting under her father, the first dean of Yale Art School, and was one of the earliest female students at the school, earning her certificate in 1898 after five years of study. Weir exhibited her work in America, including at the Pan-American Exposition and Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and in Europe at London's Royal Academy and the Paris Salon.
She largely gave up her art career after marrying James DeWolf Perry, later the 18th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, in 1908. They had three children.
She published several books: Under Four Tudors, a biography of Matthew Parker, A Manual for Altar Guilds, and Set Apart, a book about deaconesses.
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Who was Edith Weir Perry?
American miniaturist (1875–1955)
When was Edith Weir Perry born?
Edith Weir Perry was born on 17 August 1875 in New Haven.
When did Edith Weir Perry die?
Edith Weir Perry died in 1955 in Charleston.
What was Edith Weir Perry's occupation?
Edith Weir Perry was a musician, painter and writer.
What nationality was Edith Weir Perry?
Edith Weir Perry was American.
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