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Born on November 19, 1905, the artist Garnet Rosamonde Leader received her Bachelor of Arts in 1925, from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. She exhibited her work with the Alabama Art League in Montgomery and the Birmingham Art Club. In 1951, her paintings ''Industrial Scene'' and ''The Ice Plant'' were exhibited at the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham. ''The Ice Plant'' was also shown at the Birmingham Art Association Annual Jury Exhibition at the Birmingham Museum of Art in 1951. In 1970, Leader was elected a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA). She was president of the Theta Chapter and a lifetime member of the Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity. She died in Bessemer on March 1, 2002. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Birmingham Musuem of Art and the Birmingham-Jefferson History Museum. | Born on November 19, 1905, the artist Garnet Rosamonde Leader received her Bachelor of Arts in 1925, from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. She exhibited her work with the Alabama Art League in Montgomery and the Birmingham Art Club. In 1951, her paintings ''Italic text''Industrial Scene''Italic text'' and ''Italic text''The Ice Plant''Italic text'' were exhibited at the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham. ''The Ice Plant'' was also shown at the Birmingham Art Association Annual Jury Exhibition at the Birmingham Museum of Art in 1951. In 1970, Leader was elected a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA). She was president of the Theta Chapter and a lifetime member of the Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity. She died in Bessemer on March 1, 2002. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Birmingham Musuem of Art and the Birmingham-Jefferson History Museum. | ||
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Born on November 19, 1905, the artist Garnet Rosamonde Leader received her Bachelor of Arts in 1925, from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. She exhibited her work with the Alabama Art League in Montgomery and the Birmingham Art Club. In 1951, her paintings Italic textIndustrial SceneItalic text and Italic textThe Ice PlantItalic text were exhibited at the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham. The Ice Plant was also shown at the Birmingham Art Association Annual Jury Exhibition at the Birmingham Museum of Art in 1951. In 1970, Leader was elected a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA). She was president of the Theta Chapter and a lifetime member of the Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity. She died in Bessemer on March 1, 2002. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Birmingham Musuem of Art and the Birmingham-Jefferson History Museum.