Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton
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Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton née Mary-Russell Ferrell, was an American artist, author, educator, ethnographer, and curator. She is one of the principal founders of the Museum of Northern Arizona. She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten and exhibited her art at the group's annual shows from 1926 to 1940.
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Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton née Mary-Russell Ferrell, was an American artist, author, educator, ethnographer, and curator. She is one of the principal founders of the Museum of Northern Arizona. She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten and exhibited her art at the group's annual shows from 1926 to 1940. She was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, the American Watercolor Society, and the American Federation of Arts. She was known for her advocacy of the arts, Native American rights, and women's rights. For her advocacy of Native American arts, she received a certificate of appreciation from the United States Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1935. In 1981, she was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame.
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