Isabelle Clark Percy West facts for kids
Isabelle Clark Percy West (born 1882, died 1976) was an American artist, designer, and teacher. She lived in California and was famous for her landscape paintings. She also created early etchings of the Pacific Coast. Isabelle Percy West was one of the first teachers at the California College of the Arts.
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Her Early Life and School
Isabelle Clark Percy was born on November 6, 1882, in Alameda, California. Her father, George W. Percy, was an architect from San Francisco.
Isabelle Percy West studied art at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in San Francisco. This school was known by different names over the years. Later, she went to Columbia University to study with a famous teacher named Arthur Wesley Dow. She finished her studies in the Art Department at Teachers College, Columbia University in 1907.
In 1916, Isabelle Clark Percy married George West, who worked as a newspaperman.
Her Art Work
In the early 1900s, Isabelle Percy was known for her etchings. At that time, art like hers was just starting on the Pacific Coast. People recognized her "pictorial colored prints" as very good and encouraging.
Awards and Honors
In 1915, Isabelle Percy won a bronze medal. She earned this award for her lithographic print at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. This was a very big event.
Where Her Art Is Kept
Isabelle Percy West's art is part of many important collections. These are places where art is kept permanently. One example is the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California.
Art Shows and Exhibits
Isabelle Percy West's art has been shown in many exhibits.
In 2020, her work was part of an exhibit called Feminizing Permanence. This show was held at the Saint Mary's College Museum of Art.
In 1928, her paintings of landscapes and Hawaiian flowers were shown. This exhibit of Hawaiian Paintings took place at The Academy of Arts, Honolulu. Today, this is known as the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Her lithography work was also included in the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
Isabelle Percy West's art was shown all over the United States. She had exhibits in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, Hawaii, and New York. Her work was also shown internationally in Paris, France, and in Germany.
Her Role as a Teacher
In 1925, the California School of Arts and Crafts moved to a new campus in Oakland. Isabelle Percy West moved with the school. She was named one of the "highly trained specialists" on the school's teaching staff. This was noted in the Western Journal of Education.
Her Lasting Legacy
In 1968, a special art gallery was built to honor Isabelle Percy West. It was named The Isabelle Percy West Gallery. This gallery is located on the Oakland campus of the California College of Arts and Crafts. It was built to remember the college's founding teachers.
