biography of Alta West SALISBURY (1879-1933)

Birth place: Darnestown, MD

Death place: New Rochelle, NY

Addresses: Wash., DC, until 1904; New Rochelle, NY, 1917

Profession: Painter, teacher

Studied: Corcoran Sch. Art; C. Yates and L. Dabo in NY; Fontainebleau Sch. FA; Dresden.

Exhibited: Salons of Am.; Wash. WCC; Soc. Indep. Artists, 1917; New Rochelle AA (prize); Wolfe Club (prize); NAWPS, 1930 (medal).

Member: NAWPS; Brooklyn SA; Wolfe A. Club; New Rochelle AA (a founder); CAFA; Westchester ACG.

Work: Ebell Club, Los Angeles; Women's Club, New Rochelle

Comments: Most references state her birth as 1879, which is doubtful because she is listed as an artist in Wash., DC directories as early as 1891.

Sources: WW31; McMahan, Artists of Washington, DC