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E. Charlton Fortune (1885 - 1969) was a famous California artist within the style of Impressionism. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s Taught by William Merritt Chase and Arthur Frank Mathews, she achieved international fame for her paintings. William Merritt Chase ( November 1, 1849 &ndash October 25, 1916) was an American painter known as an exponent of Arthur Frank Mathews (1860-1945 was an American Tonalist painter who was one of the founders of the American Arts and Crafts movement. Later in life she turned to liturgical design, receiving further recognition in this second genre. A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group according to their particular traditions A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set

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Early years

Fortune was born in Sausalito, Marin County, California. Sausalito (from Spanish: sauzalito "small willow grove" from sauce "willow" + collective derivative -al meaning "place March 11, 1889 | Her father was a Scot, William Ranken Fortune, and her mother was a native of San Francisco, Helen Hersberg. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city She eschewed her given name Euphemia, and initially selected the nickname Effie. Having a cleft palate, as did her father, Effie resolved to remain celibate, lest the trait be passed on. Cleft lip (cheiloschisis and cleft palate (palatoschisis which can also occur together as cleft lip and palate are variations of a type of clefting Congenital Her family was well to do financially and gave her a life of European travel from early on. By age four she was practiced in formal etiquette and clever intellectual conversation followed soon. She regularly visited her father's original home in Barnsmuir, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

When she was age nine, her father died; tragically, she was sent to boarding school in Scotland, while her mother and brother moved to Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West She spent six sad years attending Saint Margaret's Convent; however, after a while her Scottish aunts commissioned a denture to be made to help conceal her cleft palate, improving her appearance and state of mind. Cleft lip (cheiloschisis and cleft palate (palatoschisis which can also occur together as cleft lip and palate are variations of a type of clefting Congenital

Return to Northern California

Fortune was reunited with her mother and brother when they all moved to San Francisco in the year 1900. She began art studies at the Mark Hopkins Institute, then directed by Arthur Frank Mathews. Arthur Frank Mathews (1860-1945 was an American Tonalist painter who was one of the founders of the American Arts and Crafts movement. She became integrated into the fabric of the thriving San Francisco art community and fraternized with Armin Hansen, Maynard Dixon, Maurice Logan and others. Armin Hansen (1886-1957 native of San Francisco is prominent American Painter of the En plein air school best known for his marine canvases Fortune began signing her paintings "Charlton", which mddle name was from her grandmother. In 1905 she was enrolled in the Saint John's Wood School of Art in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Life in New York

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake wrought great loss on the Fortune family, including destruction of all of her paintings. The family then decided to relocate to New York City, where she commenced studies at the Art Students League. The City of New York The Art Students League of New York is an Art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. Frank Vincent DuMond was a favorite teacher from whom she learned the importance of expressing her own individuality; from the South American Luis Mora she learned the skills of an illustrator. Frank Vincent DuMond (1865-1951 was an American impressionist painter born in Rochester New York whose students included Norman Rockwell Fortune often painted at Lake George with DuMond. Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long narrow Lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York As she sought out further outdoor venues, she was invited by Spencer Trask to paint at Woodstock in the Catskill Mountains. Spencer Trask was an American financier philanthropist and Venture capitalist. Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany She was elected women's vice president of the Art Student's League and contributed some illustrations to Harpers Magazine. Harpers Magazine ( Harpers Wine and Spirit Magazine or simply Harpers) is a British weekly publication for the Wine

1910 return to San Francisco

Fortune and her mother re-emerged in San Francisco; moreover, through the help of Luis Mora, Effie gained a position at Sunset Magazine doing illustration. Sunset is a lifestyle Magazine in the United States. Sunset focuses on homes Cooking, Gardening, and Travel Also in 1910 she travelled to Scotland and to Paris. On that trip she was taken by the 19th century French Impressionism and the more current Cubism. Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European Nonetheless, her own painting continued true to her own style of using light, continuous line and movement. Back in San Francisco, she now had over forty paintings, and immersed herself in portraiture, with an emphasis on child subjects. An example of her work in this era is Portrait of a Young Lady (1919). In 1913 and for the following six summers, Effie and her mother vacationed in Monterey. 1914 was the year she attracted William Merritt Chase to Monterey to view her work and give her lessons. William Merritt Chase ( November 1, 1849 &ndash October 25, 1916) was an American painter known as an exponent of That summer she painted Summer, which is now in the permanent collection of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. The California Palace of the Legion of Honor (often abbreviated to simply Legion of Honor by locals is a Fine art Museum in San Francisco California Between 1916 and 1920 she taught art classes, but without distinguishing herself in the role of instructor.

During World War I she did volunteer work for the American Red Cross, and, in general, she was a well known eccentric personality flitting between San Francisco and Monterey. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside She was often seen riding her bicycle donned in a corduroy suit and Belgian shoes with shiny buckles; eventually she procured a motor vehicle, which she nicknamed "Blasphemia". In 1920 Fortune was elected to the National Academy of Design. The National Academy of Design, in New York City, now called simply The National Academy is an honorary association of American Artists with a Museum

Europe and then back to Monterey

Fortune, continuing to travel with her mother, visited Europe for the next six years. She had an acclaimed exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery. Among her paintings of this period was Saint Tropez, produced in 1926. After early 1927 she had chosen Monterey for her home. This decision marked the beginning of her liturgical art career. Fortune produced many religious art compositions, but one hallmark was the painted interior of Saint Angelas Church in Pacific Grove. Pacific Grove is a coastal town in Monterey County California, USA with a total population of 15522 as of the 2000 census For the last 25 years of her life, liturgical art was Fortune's focus; she became a leader of the Monterey Guild who produced high quality religious art in numerous churches. Beginning in 1927, Fortune was active in the Carmel Art Association. Angel Rescuing Saint Peter (1947) is an example of her later work.

Permanent collections

E. Charlton fortune is in the permanent collections of the following museums:

Bibliography

Carmel-by-the-Sea, usually called simply Carmel, is a small town endowed with a rich artistic history situated on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air" and is particularly used to describe the act of Painting outdoors
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