Bessie Pease was born on April 8, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She showed artistic promise at an early age, and began formal training at the prestigious Philadelphia School of Design for Women, now known as the Moore College of Art. By 1896, Pease was among the first students of the New York School of Art and worked with American Impressionist William Merritt Chase. His influence affected her mastering effects of light and shadow that highlight much of her art.
Pease enrolled in the famous Art Students League of New York, which was loosely patterned after European counterparts in Paris. Emerging from...
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