Alberta Kinsey (American/Louisiana, 1875-1952), "French Quarter Courtyard", oil on canvas laid on masonite, signed lower left, 20 1/2 in. x 16 in., framed, overall 25 3/8 in. x 21 in. x 2 in. Note: Alberta Kinsey was born on a small farm in Ohio and attended a rural one-room schoolhouse before training at the Cincinnati Art Academy and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1918, she moved to New Orleans and quickly developed a deep fondness for the French Quarter, despite the fact that it was considered a less than desirable neighborhood for a woman living alone in the early twentieth century. Renting an apartment and studio in the Old Governor Claiborne Home at 628 Toulouse Street, Kinsey hosted the first meeting of the Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans and found herself at the center of the burgeoning artistic community in the city. Her love of the historic buildings, cobblestone streets, and plant-filled courtyards inspired her to depict many scenes of French Quarter daily life. She has said of her early years in the city: ?I didn?t have a great talent or the genius for it, but I did have the desire. It was love at first sight, even before I had seen a patio or mounted a creaky stair in the old houses I love so much.? Ref.: Saward, Susan. ?Alberta Kinsey.? 64 Parishes. www.64parishes.org. Accessed May 2, 2024.

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