biography of Gretchen W. ROGERS (1881-1967)

Birth place: Boston, MA

Death place: New Haven, CT

Addresses: Boston, MA, c.1913-33

Profession: Painter

Studied: BMFA Sch., 1900-107

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1910-30 (11 times); AIC, 1911, 1914; Corcoran Gal biennials, 1914-26 (4 times); Pan-Pac. Expo, San Fran., 1915 (silver); Boston GA, 1917, 1928 (solo); Vose Gals., 1998

Member: Boston GA.

Work: pastel figurative work, Everette James Coll. of American portraiture

Comments: Painted at Fenway Studios, 1909-32. It is not clear whether there is any relationship between this artist and the craftsperson/designer/painter named Margaret Rogers (see entry).

Sources: WW33; Rubinstein, American Women Artists, 200; Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists; Vose Galleries, Mary Bradish Titcomb and Her Contemporaries, 49; PHF files; Falk, Exh. Record Series.