biography of Fanny S. EANES (1885-1974)

Birth place: Leesville, VA

Death place: Lynchburg, VA

Addresses: Roanoake, VA; NYC; Washington, DC

Profession: Painter, teacher

Studied: Corcoran Sch. Art, 1930s

Exhibited: Soc. Wash. Artists, 1931; CGA, 1931 (prize), 1975 (retrospective, posthumous)

Work: CGA

Comments: Upon her death she left all of her paintings and a sum of money to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Preferred media: oil, pastel. Positions: bank clerk, Roanoke, VA and NYC; teacher, Virgina public schools.

Sources: McMahan, Artists of Washington, D.C.; Paul Richard, article in Washington Post, August 14, 1975; addit. info., including citations, courtesy of Stephanie A. Strass, Reston, VA.