Enchantment the Art and Life of Lilian Westcott Hale

As The Title Suggests This Book Concerns The Art And Life Of The World'S Only American Linear Impressionist Lilian Westcott Hale. Born In Connecticut In 1881 Hale Was Educated Primarily At The School Of The Museum Of Fine Arts Boston And Lived For Many Years In Nearby Dedham Moving To Charlottesville Virginia After The Death Of Her Beloved Educator Art Critic Author And Painter Husband Philip Leslie Hale. A Woman Hale Far Outpaced The Success Of Many Men Including Her Husband. During Her Early Decades Of Activity Hale Garnered Innumerable Naational Awards Accolades And Prizes And International Acclaim For Her Oil Portraits Of Children Women In Interiors And Charcoal Sketches Of Snowy Landscpes All Created In An Impressionist Style Utilizing Only Vertical Strokes. Hale Was The Originator And Sole Practitioner Of A Technique Which Paradoxically Used Line In An Impressionist Manner. While Her Classic Art Fell Out Of Favor During The Modernist 1940S And Later It Is Now Once Again Very Much In Vogue. My Relationship With The Artist'S Only Child Her Daughter Nancy Was Of Immeasurable Assistance In The Production Of This Book.. Diane Elizabeth Kellehershrewsbury Massachusetts 2013.