biography of Vivian Louise AUNSPAUGH (1870-1960)
Birth place: Bedford, VA
Addresses: Dallas, TX, by 1891
Profession: Painter, teacher
Studied: ASL; with Fitz; Twachtman; Weld, in Rome; Mucha, in Paris.
Exhibited: Expo Universelle, Paris, 1900 (gold med.); Dallas State Fairs (prizes); art galleries in the U.S.
Comments: Position: founder/dir., Aunspaugh Art Sch., Dallas; leader, art dept., Dallas Women's Forum, 20 years (organized a yearly exhib. of Texas artists).
Sources: WW33; Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists; Trenton, ed. Independent Spirits, 184.