Frances Badger
American painter and muralist
About Frances Badger
Lived 1904 – 1997 (aged 93). Frances Badger was a muralist.
Frances Stewart Badger (22 August 1904 – 3 November 1997
Life Badger was born in Kenilworth, Illinois, into a rich and prosperous family. She served as president of the Chicago Society of Artists in 1942, though they can be found at the Illinois State Museum, Springfield, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the John Vanderpoel Collection in Chicago. Her most celebrated work was Celery Pickers, No. 1, exhibited at the 1941 Chicago and Vicinity Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago.
In 1948, a profile in the Chicago Tribune said of Badger that "nearly all her work reflects to some degree the passion for nature which she acquired among the pleasant surroundings of her early life and which now, in maturity, is more intense than ever before."
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Who was Frances Badger?
American painter and muralist (1904–1997)
When was Frances Badger born?
Frances Badger was born on 22 August 1904.
When did Frances Badger die?
Frances Badger died on 3 November 1997.
What was Frances Badger's occupation?
Frances Badger was a muralist.
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