Mary Earley Explained

Mary Earley (1900–1993) was an American painter born in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1] She is known for her New Deal era murals.^[2]

Biography

Earley moved to Chicago with her family and then located to New York City. She attended the Art Students League of New York where she studied with Kenneth Hayes Miller, Kimon Nicolaïdes, and William C. Palmer.^[2]

In 1940 Earley's mural Down-Rent War, Around 1845 was installed in the Delhi, New York post office. It was sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA). The mural was one of the winner of the New Deal 48-State Competition Post Office murals. In 1941 Earley's mural Dance of the Hop Pickers was installed in the Middleburgh, New York post office. It was sponsored by the TSFA.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Earley died in 1992.^[1]

Earley's study for the Down-Rent War, Around 1845 is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artist - Mary Earley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307232857/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/mary-earley-7365 . 7 March 2022 . 7 March 2022 . Smithsonian American Art Museum.
2. Web site: Mary Earley - Biography . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308010139/https://www.askart.com/artist/Mary_Earley/10015713/Mary_Earley.aspx . 8 March 2022 . 7 March 2022 . askART.
3. Web site: Artist: Mary Earley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308010141/https://www.newdealartregistry.org/artist/Earleymary/ . 8 March 2022 . 7 March 2022 . New Deal Art Registry.
4. Web site: New Deal Projects - Mary Earley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630135707/https://livingnewdeal.org/artists/mary-earley/ . 30 June 2022 . 7 March 2022 . Living New Deal.
5. O’Grady . John P. . Spring 2022 . Mary Earley’s Dark Angels . live . Catskill Tri-County Historical Views . 24 May 2022 . 5 . 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016055856/https://www.tuckabold.com/landmarks-revisited/mary-earleys-dark-angels/ . 16 October 2023 . 26 June 2024 . tuckabold.com.