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VONNOH, Bessie Potter, N.A., (vonino), sculptor; b. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 17, 1872; d. Alexander C. and Mary McKenny Potter; pupil Art Institute, Chicago and Lorado Taft; m. Robert William Vonnoh, Set. 17, 1899; Two bronze Medals, Paris Exposition, 1900; Honorable Mention, Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901.  Gold Medal, Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 1904; Commemorative Diploma, Universal Exposition, St. Louis 1904; Julia A. Shaw Prize, National Academy of Design, 1904; Silver Medal, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Fransisco, 1915; Watrous Gold Medal, National Academy of Design, 1921. Represented: Metropolitan Museum; Art Institute of Chicago; Brooklyn Museum; Corcoran Art Gallery Washington; Fairmont Park, Philadelphia; Blackstone Library; Newbury Library, Chicago, Memorial Park, Batavia, NY.; Museum of Natural History, New York (Bronze Bust of Dr. Chapman); Senate Building, Washington (Marble Bust of Vice Pres Sherman); Seventh Regiment Armory, New York; Newark Museum; Balboa Park, San Diego; Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; Fort Worth Museum of Art; Cincinnati Museum; Detroit Museum; College of Industrial Arts, Denton Texas; Lawrence College, Wisconsin; Highland Park Society of Art, Dallas; Imperial Museum, Tokyo; Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia.  Made: Roosevelt Memorial Bird Fountain, Oyster Bay Long Island; Childrens' Garden Fountain Group, Central Park New York; Life Size gold statue of Maude Adams.
Member: National Academy of Design, Society of American Artists, National Sculpture Society, National Institute of Arts and Letters, National Arts Club, Lyme Art Association.  Home and Studio 33 West 67th Street, New York; Summer home: Lyme. Conn.

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Special exhibitions
Durand Ruehl Paris  1910
Int. Society of Painters and Sculptors and Gravers.  1910
Corcoran Art Gallery Washington D.C.
McClees Gallery Phila. Pa.    1911
Montress Gallery N.Y. City     1913
Brooklyn Museum   1913
Doll and Richards Boston       1914
Art Institute Chicago Ill.     1914
Newarl Museum N.J.             1914
City Museum St.Louis Mo.       1915
Rochester Museum N.Y.          1916
Gage Gallery Cleveland Ohio    1916
Fine Arts Institute Kansas City Mo. 1916
Corcoran Art Gallery Washington D.C. 1917
Art Institute Chicago Ill. 1920
Cannell and Chaffin Los Angeles Cal. 1920
Kansas City Art Institute 1924
Stendahl Galleries Los Angeles 1924
Gage Galleries Cleveland 
Ft. Worth Musee. Texas       1928
Highland Park Society of Arts
Witt Mem. Musee              1928
Del Gado Musee               1930

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