1885-1968
Theme/Style – Figurative art
Media – Oils
Artistic Focus – Little is known of this enigmatic artist. She worked for the Federal Art Project and created stunning figurative works. But as her work is rare, it is not readily categorized.
Career Highlights –
- Claire Van Scoy was born in Iowa in 1885.
- In 1926 Van Scoy settled in Los Angeles, where she studied at the Chouinard School of Art.
- Van Scoy exhibited in Southern California, including a 1939 show at the Progressive Art Center in Laguna Beach.
- She was employed by the Federal Art Project by at least 1936.
- Van Scoy passed away in Los Angeles in 1968.