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"Zula Kenyon was one of the most popular artists of her time and was well known for her richness of color, perfection in drawing, and beauty of composition. In the early days of printing, after Zula painted on canvas, the subject was made into a black and white print, then hand-colored by employees of the calendar company. A peculiarity of her colors and board is that they give her pastel work the strength and brilliancy of oil." (from "Alone" art supplement to the GRIT) Most of Kenyon's subjects were painted before the 1920s and her various themes were: portraits of women, children, a bluebird series, Indian maidens, animals, landscapes and historical subjects. Not being satisfied with the materials to be found in the market, she invented materials of her own, since which she grinds her own colors and makes her own board. "While handling all mediums with facility, her favorite is the dainty pastel. She then took a few years off and returned for the spring, 1901 session and again for the fall, 1901 session." (from AIC response to a collector's inquiry)įrom approximately 1900 to 1918 Zula lived in Chicago and worked for the Gerlach-Barklow Company, and became one of their premier artists. Kenyon attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the spring, 1899 term. Zula Kenyon (1873 - 1947) was born in Deansville, Wisconsin to John and Sarah (Clark) Kenyon. Submitted by Tim Smith who co-authored a collector guide book on Zula Kenyon and her artwork. Pneumonia was her immediate cause of death at age 74 even though her health had been poor for several years. Her home was a gathering place for local artists while in San Diego. She later moved near the mountains near El Cajon, Ca. When she first moved to San Diego in the 1920's, Miss Kenyon lived in a home overlooking one of the city parks. Miss Kenyon completed more than 200 calendar subjects for the Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company.
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Zula created Gerlach Barklow's most popular calendar series the Bluebird Series from 1926 to 1932 and again in 1939. She continued producing artwork for calendar prints up into the late 1930's. She worked in a studio at the calendar company in Joliet, Illinois for around 12 years before moving out west due to health problems. Zula mainly used pastels and often would grind her own colors in order to obtain the quality she desired for her work. Zula Kenyon has 1 artist signature examples available in our database. askART lists Zula Kenyon in 0 of its research Essays. Galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Zula Kenyon as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" There are 0Īrtworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers
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askART's database currently holds 2 auction lots for Zula Kenyon (of whichĢ auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)Īrtist artworks for sale and wanted. But she soon signed an exclusive contract with Gerlach Barklow Calendar company due to her work being so successful for its calendar images and sales. However, in those days calendar company customers were reluctant to purchase images created by a women, and the company asked her to only sign her early work "Kenyon". Although she completed some early work for various companies, she began doing artwork for the Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company of Joliet Illinois shortly after it was founded in 1907. Zula Kenyon was an illustrator and studied under Frederick Freer at the Art Institute in Chicago.