Jennie V. Cannon
Jennie Vennerström Cannon | |
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Cannon in the mid-1920s | |
| Born | Jennie Amelia Vennerström August 31, 1869 Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1952 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Hamline University, Stanford University, National Academy of Design, New York School of Art, London School of Art |
| Occupation(s) | painter, etcher, writer, teacher |
| Spouse | William Austin Cannon (1898–1917; divorced) |
Jennie Amelia Vennerström Cannon, also known as Jennie Vennerstrom Cannon (1869–1952), was an American artist who spent most of her career in California but gained national recognition. She received the first master's degree from the Art Department at Stanford University, studied in New York with William Merritt Chase, whom she befriended and later persuaded to teach at Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and received both the Elliott Bronze Medal and the Langdon Prize at the National Academy of Design. From her studio-homes in Berkeley and Carmel, California, her art was sent on traveling exhibitions across the United States. She was instrumental in founding the Carmel Art Association and the California League of Fine Arts in Berkeley. She championed women's equality in art communities across northern California. Her published art reviews appeared for decades in regional newspapers.