Lucille Wilcox Joullin facts for kids

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Lucille Wilcox Joullin (1876–1924) was an American painter. She was famous for her beautiful landscape paintings. She especially loved painting scenes from California. She also painted the Pueblo Indians who live in New Mexico.

About Lucille Joullin

Lucille Wilcox Joullin was born in Geneseo, Illinois, on September 6, 1876. She loved art from a young age. She studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. There, she learned from a well-known artist named John Vanderpoel.

In 1894, Lucille moved to San Francisco, California. She married an artist named Jules Mersfelder. Later, in 1907, she married another painter, Amédée Joullin. They went on a long trip to Paris, France, to study art. They returned to San Francisco in 1909.

After her husband Amédée passed away in 1917, Lucille married Edward H. Benjamin. He was a mining engineer, which means he worked with mines. Because of his work, Lucille spent a lot of time in New Mexico. She continued to live in San Francisco until she passed away on June 5, 1924.

Art Shows and Collections

Lucille Joullin's paintings were shown in many art exhibitions. An exhibition is a public display of art. It allows people to see and appreciate the artist's work.

Here are some of the places where her art was shown:

• San Francisco Art Association, in 1905.
• Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, in 1906.
• Sketch Club in San Francisco, in 1906.
• The famous Paris Salon in France, in 1908.
• Rabjohn & Morcom in San Francisco, in 1915. This was a "solo" show, meaning only her art was displayed.
• Kanst Galleries in Los Angeles, in 1923.

Today, some of Lucille Joullin's paintings are part of museum collections. This means museums own her art. One of her works is held at the Southwest Museum of the American Indian in Los Angeles.