Born: 1877, United Kingdom
Died: 1936
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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The six founders of Women Painters of Washington were Myra Albert Wiggins (1869-1956), Elizabeth Warhanik (1880-1968), Lily Norling Hardwick (1890-1944), Dorothy Dolph Jensen (1895-1977), Anna B. Stone (1869-1950), and Helen Bebb (1878-1947), who acted as an administrator and was not an active painter.
Elizabeth A. Cooper (1877-1936) was born in England and came to America, settling first in the San Francisco area where she attended the Mark Hopkins Art Institute (now the San Francisco Art Institute). In California, Cooper was exposed to Asian art and upon her move to Seattle in 1915, created a body of work that shows a confluence of varied cultural influences such as Japanese blockprints and European Modernism.
Along with Camfferman, Cooper was a member of Seattle’s progressive Group of Twelve, an association of 12 regional artists dedicated to exploring modern art techniques. As a group, they exhibited together to strengthen their cause and in 1937 produced a catalogue booklet that included their biographies and artistic statements as well as illustrations of their work. Other members of the group included Morris Graves (1910-2001) and Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986).