biography of Florence MURDOCH (1887-1977)

Birth place: Lakewood, NY

Addresses: Cincinnat, OH

Profession: Graphic a, craftsperson, painter, teacher, writer

Studied: Cincinnati A. Acad.; ASL; Ohio Wesleyan Univ.; Univ. Cincinnati, with Novotny; John Carlson; Sallie Humphreys; Meakin; W. Reiss; W. Watson; P. Ensign; E. Haswell.

Exhibited: Exhibited annually in Cincinnati Woman's A. Cl., and in 16 solo exhs., including, N.Y. Botanical Gardens, 1942; Ohio State Mus., 1945; Kingwood Center, MansfieId, Ohio, 1954; Missouri Botanical Gardens, 1955; Mus. Science, Boston, 1956; Antioch Col., Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1960; Mus. Nat. Hist., Dayton, 1960, etc. Award: Ohioana Lib. Comp. for drawings for historical calendar, 1957.

Member: AAPL; Crafters Cl; Cincinnati Women's A. Cl.

Comments: Specialized in restoration of art objects, and in an original series of enlarged crayon drawings of native flowers, Magniflora Americana," widely exhibited. Author/Illustrator: article, "Trailing the Bestiaries," American Magazine of Art, January, 1932 Position: Instr., Oakhurst Collegiate Sch., Cincinnati; Organizer-Dir., Junior A. Clubs, Cincinnati; Crafts, Camp Boulder Point, Inlet, N.Y.

Sources: WW59; WW47; Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists, 515."