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Eliza Barchus

Eliza Rosanna Lamb Barchus (1857 - 1959) was active/lived in Oregon, California, Kansas.  Eliza Barchus is known for Mountain landscape painting.

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The following biography was written by Charles Muehleck in conjunction with "Eliza R. Barchus, A Treasured Oregon Artist", a retrospective exhibit held 5/1 10/31/02 at the Pittock Mansion, Portland Oregon. Reprinted with permission of the author.

ELIZA ROSANNA BARCHUS

A TREASURED OREGON ARTIST
Eliza Rosanna Lamb was born into the life of the raw Wild West in 1857. Her family generally led a nomadic life, frequently moving from town to town by wagon in search of work. For a period of time, her stepfather (her father died soon after she was born) led a colorful life as a US Deputy Marshal under "Wild Bill" Hickok. While a harsh childhood environment to be raised in, she learned the value of hard work, and which she would draw upon throughout her later life. In 1880, at the age of 22, she moved to Portland, Oregon, with her second new husband, John Barchus. Why Portland? That is unknown, but we are grateful that she did!

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Facts about Eliza Barchus

   Publications  Book References:  25
Magazine References:  0

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25 Book References for Eliza Barchus
Year Author Title Pages Color
2006 Craig, Susan (Compiler) Biographical Directory of Kansas Artists Active Before 1945 0 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.
1249 No
2002 Peters, S. True How to Draw Oregon's Sights and Symbols 0 Yes
1999 Allen, Ginny & Jody Klevit Oregon Painters The First 100 Years:1859-1959 251 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Kovinick, Phil; Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West 405 No
1993 Schwarz-Philadelphia European & American Painting Philadelphia Collection LIII
(Exhibition catalog)
48 Yes
1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No
1991 Sternberg, Paul E Art by American Women Collection Louise and Alan Sellars
(Exhibition catalog)
146 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940 637 No
1989 Sternberg, Paul E Paintings by American Women The Collection of Louise and Alan Sellers
(Exhibition catalog)
56 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1988 Goetzman, William H Looking at the Land of Promise Pioneer Images of the Pacific Northwest 122 Yes
1987 Schwarz-Philadelphia Winter Exhibition American 19th & 20th Century Paintings
(Exhibition catalog)
30 No
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1985 Petteys, Chris with Hazel Gustow, Ferris Olin and Verna Ritchie Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 851 No
1976 Kovinick, Phil The Woman Artist in the American West, 1860-1960 59 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1974 Barchus, Agnes Eliza R Barchus, the Oregon Artist, 1857-1959 166 No
1972 Hill, M Brawley Women Historical Survey of Works by Women Artists
(Exhibition catalog)
60 No
1905 Barchus, Eliza R Ideal Glimpses of Picturesque Oregon: As Portrayed on Canvas 0 No
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