biography of Harriet P. MACY (1883-?)

Birth place: Des Moines, IA

Addresses: Des Moines, IA

Profession: Painter, teacher

Studied: Drake Univ.; Cumming School Art, Charles Atherton Cumming; ASL, William Chase & Thomas Fogarty; PAFA; RISD.

Exhibited: Washington WC Soc.; American WC Soc.; Philadelphia Acad.; AIC; Minnesota Mus.; Iowa Art Salon; Iowa Artists Exhibit, Mt. Vernon, 1938; NYWCC, 1919, 1921, 1923; AFA Traveling Exh., 1922, 1924; Joslyn Mem., 1927, 1930, 1934-35; Univ. Iowa, 1930-33; Iowa State College, 1938, 1951-52; Des Moines Art Center, 1939-40, 1943, 1945, 1951; Des Moines Women's Club, 1915 (prize), 1923 (prize)-24 (gold), 1927 (gold), 1928 (gold), 1937 (prize); Iowa Fed. Women's Cl., 1934 (prize).

Member: Iowa Art Guild (pres.); Des Moines Assn. for Art Edu.; Iowa Press & Authors Cl.; Professional Women's Cl.

Work: Fort Dodge (Iowa) AA; Des Moines Historical Bldg.

Comments: Interested in recording historical places in Iowa, choosing pioneer historic places such as Keosauqua, Keokuk, Muscatine, Davenport, Dubuque, Guttenberg, McGregor, Amana, and Pella. Position: teacher, East H.S., Des Moines.

Sources: WW53; WW47; Ness & Orwig, Iowa Artists of the First Hundred Years, 135.