Myra Hamilton Green
Myra Hamilton Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1924 Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 2002 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Joshua Green |
| Children | Lynn Green Root |
Myra Hamilton Green (November 28, 1924 - March 26, 2002) was an American painter from the state of Mississippi. She specialized in portraits in acrylic paint.
Life
Green was born on November 28, 1924, in Fayetteville, Tennessee.[1][2] She was trained at the Art Students' League in Woodstock, New York.[3] Green attended Virginia Intermont College.[4]
Green specialized in portraits, and she used
Belhaven College and Millsaps College.[1][2] With her daughter Lynn Green Root, who was also a painter, Green exhibited her paintings at the Municipal Art Gallery in Jackson, Mississippi in 1999. The exhibition was called Myra Green and Lynn Green Root: A Mother Daughter Exhibition.[3]
Green died on March 26, 2002, in Jackson, Mississippi,[1] and she was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery.[2] Green's family requested memorial donations to the Mississippi Museum of Art.[5]
Further reading
- OCLC 909896738.
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Lucas, Sherry (March 7, 1999). "Portraits of a Family". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. pp. 10G, 12G. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Artist Myra Green of Jackson, Mississippi". www.mswritersandmusicians.com. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "Myra Green Obituary". Legacy. March 26, 2002.
