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Xantippe Saunders

1838 – 1922

American artist

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About Xantippe Saunders

Lived 1838 – 1922 (aged 84). Xantippe Saunders was an American artist and painter.

Mary Ann Xantippe "Tip" Saunders (January 1, 1838 – December 4, 1922) was an American portrait painter and art teacher.

She studied art under Cornelius Pering, and became friends with his daughter Cornelia Pering, also an artist. In New York, she studied under Lemuel Wilmarth and in the studio of Joseph Oriel Eaton. She and Cornelia Pering started the Pering and Saunders Art School in Louisville, which they ran from the 1890s until World War I.

In 1856, Saunders graduated cum laude at Greenville Institute at Harrodsburg, Kentucky. She was popular through her young adulthood. During the American Civil War, her betrothed was killed in action. After the Civil War, she studied art in earnest, both under Cornelius Pering and at the Cooper Union Academy of Design, focusing on portrait painting. She then returned to Louisville, Kentucky, to teach art.

Saunders was a cousin of Mark Twain, and painted a famous portrait of him in 1873.

Xantippe Saunders died on December 4, 1922, and is interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

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Greenville Institute
Also known as
Mary Ann Parmelia Xantippe "Tip" Saunders, Mary Ann Parmelia Xantippe Tip Saunders, Mary Ann Parmelia Xantippe Byron Sanders, M. A. P. Xantippe Saunders

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Xantippe Saunders?

American artist

When was Xantippe Saunders born?

Xantippe Saunders was born on 1 January 1838 in Kentucky, Adair County.

When did Xantippe Saunders die?

Xantippe Saunders died on 4 December 1922 in Louisville.

What was Xantippe Saunders's occupation?

Xantippe Saunders was an artist and painter.

What nationality was Xantippe Saunders?

Xantippe Saunders was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Xantippe Saunders

· Wikidata: Q28974220

· DBpedia: Xantippe Saunders

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