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Alice Stephens

Alice Barber Stephens (1858 - 1932) was active/lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey.  Alice Stephens is known for Portrait and landscape painting, illustration, engraving.

Alice Barber was born on a farm near Salem, New Jersey, where she attended local schools.  The family moved to Philadelphia, and by 1873 she was a full time student at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore College of Art).  There she became proficient at engraving, an important skill in the days before photo-mechanical reproduction.  In 1876, she enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she studied under Thomas Eakins.  Among her classmates was Emily Sartain.  Financial considerations finally forced Barber to turn to full-time engraving, but by 1885, the long hours and close work affected her health.  She turned to pen and ink drawing, and was soon supporting herself by illustration in that medium.

During a trip to Europe she took up painting in oils.  When she returned, she supported herself with pen and ink illustration and painted for relaxation.  In 1890 she married another fellow Aca   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7667 characters.]  Artist bio

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