Blanche McVeigh
(1895-1970) Fort Worth, Texas

     McVeigh was born in Missouri and moved to Ft. Worth, Texas during her childhood. She studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts; Art Institute of Chicago; Washington University and at the Arts Students League in New York. Returning to Texas, her art specialty was etching and teaching her craft and co-founded the Texas School of Art and renamed the Fort Worth School of Fine Arts. She was active with several art groups and additionally was co-founder of the Texas Printmakers. During her career, she was known and highly respected for her works of figurative etchings and aquatints, many of African-American subject matter.

     She was a very active exhibitor winning many awards and honorable mentions, from Texas to California to New York, including works in the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition; The National Academy of Design in New York; The 1939 New York Worlds Fair & on and on.

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