Nationality United States Name Jessie Botke | Style Painting Period California Impressionism | |
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Born May 27, 1883 ( 1883-05-27 ) Chicago, Illinois, United States Alma mater School of the Art Institute of Chicago Movement California Impressionism Died October 2, 1971, Santa Paula, California, United States Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1897–1898) | ||
Jessie Arms Botke
Jessie Arms Botke (May 27, 1883 – October 2, 1971) was a decorative painter and California impressionist noted for her bird images and use of gold leaf highlights.
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Personal life
Jessie Arms Botke was born in Chicago, and attended the Chicago Art Institute, studying with Charles Woodbury and Albert Herter. She started exhibiting in 1916. She moved to Carmel, California in 1919, and later to Santa Paula, where she ran her family's ranch while continuing to paint and exhibit.
Art
Inspired by early work as a designer of woven tapestries, Botke's art often featured birds, particularly white peacocks, geese, and cockatoos. Later in her career, she shifted from oils to watercolors, and also focused on still lives.
Botke exhibited regularly throughout the US during her lifetime. Her work has also been exhibited posthumously at the Irvine Museum and the Museum of Ventura County.
