Huldah Cherry Jeffe

Hurrah Cherry Jeffe (1901–2001) was an American artist and illustrator known for her impressionistic paintings of mainly female characters.

Life and career Huldah Cherry was born 1901 in Dallas, Texas. She studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Grand Central School of Art in New York City and became a student of Robert Brackman. In later years, her niece, Guldah, was also an inspiration for her subjects. and was well known for her Christmas card designs for Hallmark. By 1960, Jeffe lived in an apartment at the Hotel Pierre with her husband, General Ephraim F. Jeffe (d. 1986). At the time, her work sold anywhere from $250 “for a small still life” to $4,500.

Jeffe retired from art sometime in the 1960s or early 1970s, That year, she was reported as living in Palm Beach. She also painted some landscapes and still lifes.