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Mary Agnes Yerkes

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American artist (1886-1989)

United StatesArtistsLived 1886 to 1989 · aged 103
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Mary Agnes Yerkes,, was an American impressionist painter, photographer and artisan. She was skilled in the media of oil, pastel and watercolor. Her professional career was cut short by the Great Depression, but she still continued to paint well into her nineties with a passion for her craft and nature.

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After the Fire by Mary Agnes Yerkes, 1915, pastel on canvas.After the Fire by Mary Agnes Yerkes, 1915, pastel on canvas.Mt. Shasta by Mary Agnes Yerkes, circa 1920s, oil on canvas.Mt. Shasta by Mary Agnes Yerkes, circa 1920s, oil on canvas.Mary Agnes plein-air painting at Carmel, Carmel Beach, California, circa 1920s.Mary Agnes plein-air painting at Carmel, Carmel Beach, California, circa 1920s.Mary Agnes camping in Yosemite with their 1920s Buick, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1936.Mary Agnes camping in Yosemite with their 1920s Buick, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1936.

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Mary Agnes Yerkes,, was an American impressionist painter, photographer and artisan. She was skilled in the media of oil, pastel and watercolor. Her professional career was cut short by the Great Depression, but she still continued to paint well into her nineties with a passion for her craft and nature. She is noted for her plein-air painting while camping the American West and its National Parks.

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United States
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Artists
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1886 to 1989 · aged 103
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