biography of Catherine Tharp ALTVATER (1907-1984)

Birth place: Little Rock, AR

Addresses: Beechhurst, NY; Scott, AR

Profession: Painter

Studied: Grand Cent. Sch. Contemp. Arts & Crafts; Art League Long Island with F Spradling & E. Whitney; Nat. Acad. Fine Arts with Mario Cooper, Ogden Pleissner, Louis Bouché & Robert Phillips.

Exhibited: A. Lg. of Long Island, 1946-1958 (prizes1947, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1958); AAPL, 1955, 1956; Catherine L. Wolfe A. Cl., 1957; Parrish A. Mus., 1957, 1958; AWS, 1958; Hudson Valley AA, 1950-1958; NAD; NAC; Audubon Artists; MMA; Mus. Fine Arts, Mexico City; over 60 awards including 20 first prizes.

Member: A. Lg. of Long Island (Treas. 1953-1955, Pres., 1955-1957); Am Watercolor Soc; Hudson Valley Art Assn; Am. Artists Prof League; Catherine Lorillaird Wolfe Art Club; Nat. Lg. Am. Pen Women; Allied Artists Am; and others.

Work: Museums in US, Europe, Japan & Can.; A. Lg. of Long Island; murals, Clearview Beach Club; also many private collections.

Comments: Preferred media: watercolor. Teaching: Workshops & demonstrations throughout the US.