Lydia May Ames
American painter (1863–1946)
Lydia May Ames (1863 – October 1, 1946) was an American painter from Cleveland, Ohio. She specialized in miniature oil paintings, and was among Cleveland's first female artists in addition to being its first impressionist painter.
Biography
Ames was born in Cleveland in 1863, in what was then Newburgh, to a livery service provider by the name of Ashley Ames. She had one sister, who became a librarian in Cleveland. Her painting career began around 1885. In 1900, she graduated from the Cleveland School of Art with pictorial art as her major. Following her graduation, she continued to teach there for 27 years. She continued to study art at the Rhode Island School of Design. Following retirement from teaching, she opened her own art studio and continued to give lessons. Her last work occurred approximately in 1940.
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