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Betts was born in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. His father was an artist who remarried after Louis' mother died. His family moved to [[Chicago]] where his three younger siblings were born. Betts was able to continue his study of art as did his siblings.
Betts was born in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. His father was an artist who remarried after Louis' mother died. His family moved to [[Chicago]] where his three younger siblings were born. Betts was able to continue his study of art as did his siblings.


Betts studied with [[William Merritt Chase]] at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts]] in 1894, worked in Chicago and New York, and was made a full member of the [[National Academy of Design]] by 1915. He died in 1961.<ref name="enc">{{cite web|title=Louis L. Betts|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=450|publisher=Encyclopedia Of Arkansas|accessdate=20 October 2010}}</ref>
Betts studied with [[William Merritt Chase]] at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts]] in 1894, worked in Chicago and New York, and was made a full member of the [[National Academy of Design]] by 1915. He served as president of the [[Salmagundi Club]] and vice president of the [[American Academy of Arts and Letters|National Institute of Arts and Letters]]. His portrait subjects included Doctors [[William James Mayo|William J.]] and [[Charles Horace Mayo|Charles H. Mayo]], [[George Eastman]], [[George Mundelein]], and [[J. Hamilton Lewis]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1961-08-14 |title=Louise Betts Dies; Painter of Portraits |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-vernon-argus-louise-betts-dies-pa/138767745/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=Mount Vernon Argus |pages=2}}</ref>

He died on August 13, 1961.<ref name="enc">{{cite web|title=Louis L. Betts|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=450|publisher=Encyclopedia Of Arkansas|accessdate=20 October 2010}}</ref>


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* [http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll1/id/557/rec/51 ''Biographical Notes''], a catalog of American artists containing additional information on Betts (page 7).
* [http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll1/id/557/rec/51 ''Biographical Notes''], a catalog of American artists containing additional information on Betts (page 7).
* {{Gutenberg author | id=Betts,+Louis | name=Louis Betts}}
* {{Gutenberg author | id=35513| name=Louis Betts}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Louis Betts}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Louis Betts}}


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Latest revision as of 02:52, 15 January 2024

Louis Betts
BornOctober 5, 1873
DiedAugust 13, 1961

Louis Betts (October 5, 1873 – August 13, 1961) was an American portrait painter.

Biography

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Betts was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father was an artist who remarried after Louis' mother died. His family moved to Chicago where his three younger siblings were born. Betts was able to continue his study of art as did his siblings.

Betts studied with William Merritt Chase at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1894, worked in Chicago and New York, and was made a full member of the National Academy of Design by 1915. He served as president of the Salmagundi Club and vice president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. His portrait subjects included Doctors William J. and Charles H. Mayo, George Eastman, George Mundelein, and J. Hamilton Lewis.[1]

He died on August 13, 1961.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Louise Betts Dies; Painter of Portraits". Mount Vernon Argus. 1961-08-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. ^ "Louis L. Betts". Encyclopedia Of Arkansas. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

Bibliography

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  • Michael Huey Dearie — The Louis Betts Portrait of Harriet King Huey, Schlebrügge, Vienna 2011. ISBN 978-3-85160-196-1
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