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Bertha Boynton Bull Lum

Bertha Boynton Bull Lum (1869 - 1954) was active/lived in California, Iowa / Italy.  Bertha Lum is known for Genre, oriental motif, wood block prints.

Bertha Boynton Lum (1869 – 1954) was an American artist known for helping popularize the Japanese and Chinese woodblock print outside of Asia.

In May 1869, Lum was born as Bertha Boynton Bull in Tipton, Iowa. Lum's father was Joseph W. Bull (1841–1923), a lawyer and her mother was Harriet Ann Boynton (1842–1925), a school teacher.  Both of Lum's parents were amateur artists. Lum had a sister and two brothers, Clara, Carlton, and Emerson.

Education and career:
In 1890 she lived in Duluth and listed her occupation as artist. She enrolled in the design department of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1895. A few years later she studied stained glass with Anne Weston and attended the Frank Holme School of Illustration. 

From November 1901 to March 1902, she studied figure drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago and was influenced by the Japanese techniques of Arthur Wesley Dow in his book Composition, which was published in 1899.

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Facts about Bertha Boynton Bull Lum

   Bertha Boynton Bull Lum  Born:  1869 - Tipton, Iowa
Died:   1954 - Genoa, Italy
Known for:  Genre, oriental motif, wood block prints
Name variants:  Berll Lum, Bertha Lumn

Bertha Boynton Lum (1869 – 1954) was an American artist known for helping popularize the Japanese and Chinese woodblock print outside of Asia.

In May 1869, Lum was born as Bertha Boynton Bull in Tipton, Iowa. Lum's father was Joseph W. Bull (1841–1923), a lawyer and her mother was Harriet Ann Boynton (1842–1925), a school teacher.  Both of Lum's parents were amateur artists. Lum had a sister and two brothers, Clara, Carlton, and Emerson.

Education and career:
In 1890 she lived in Duluth and listed her occupation as artist. She enrolled in the design department of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1895. A few years later she studied stained glass with Anne Weston and attended the Frank Holme School of Illustration. <  ...  Displaying 750 of 5503 characters.

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