Minerva J. Chapman

self portrait by Minerva Josephine Chapman, undated

Woman Polishing a Kettle by Minerva Josephine Chapman

Minerva Josephine Chapman (1858 - 1947) was an American painter. She was known for her work in miniature portraiture, landscape, and still life.

She was born in Sand Bank, New York and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She studied at a number of institutions including Mount Holyoke College (where she graduated from in 1880) and the Art Institute of Chicago. She lived and studied in Paris from the late 1880s to 1915, and again after the first world war, where she established her reputation as an artist. She retired to Palo Alto, California and died at the age of 88.

See also

• List of painters by name

External links

• Sketchbook of Minerva J. Chapman
• John Pence Gallery biography
• Women of Courage biography

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Name	Chapman, Minerva J.
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Date of birth	1858
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Date of death	1947
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