Lot 278: HAZEL KITTS WIRES (1903-1983) VERMONT LANDSCAPE

Hazel Kitts Wires (1903-1983) Oil on Masonite Vermont Lake View. Signed lower left. In wood and gesso frame, Measures 14"x12"x2". Weight 2 pds 12 oz. Known throughout New England for her landscapes and seascapes, Hazel Kitts Wires was a graduate of Corcoran Gallery School of Art in Washington, D.C. A summer student with Aldro T. Hibbard, W. Lester Stevens and John Chetcuti. Recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation scholarship and the Hugh Breckenridge School of Art scholarship. Prior to moving to Peru, Vermont, she taught art as the director and owner of the North Jersey Art School in Teaneck, N.J. She was active in many Art Clubs and Associations through central and northern N.J..Upon moving to Peru, Vermont, she became both a faculty and exhibiting member of several Art Centers in southern Vermont. She was a member of The National League of American Pen Women of which she was a past President of the Vermont Branch. Many of her painting are held in private collection in this country and Europe. During her free time she volunteered teaching art to children as well as senior citizens in both Rutland and Manchester Vermont.Museums where her work is in a permanent collection include:Miller Art Center, Springfield Vt.; Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester Vt.; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Mass.; Rutland Area Art Association, Rutland Vt.; Bergen County Museum, Hackensack, N.J.

minor wear to frame