Elaine Badgley Arnoux

Elaine Badgley Arnoux
Born	Helen Elaine Harper April 20, 1926 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	July 15, 2023(2023-07-15) (aged 97) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other names	Elaine Stranahan, Elaine Badgley, Elaine Kozloff
Education	Chouinard Art Institute
Occupation	Visual artist
Known for	Portraiture, drawings, sculpture
Spouse(s)	Robert Stranahan (m. 1946–c. 1951; divorced)[1], John Badgley (m. c. 1952–c. 1974; divorced)[1], Gilles Arnoux (m. 1975–1989; divorced)[1], Harold Kozloff (m. 2001–2014; his death)[1]
Children	3
Website	ebaart.com

Elaine Badgley Arnoux (née Helen Elaine Harper; 1926–2023), was an American visual artist. She was known for her portraits, drawings, sculptures, and a series of portraits of the mayors of San Francisco.[1][2][3][4] Badgley Arnoux operated the Elaine Badgley Arnoux School of Art in San Francisco, She also went by the names Elaine Stranahan, Elaine Badgley, Elaine Arnoux, and Elaine Kozloff.[5]

Biography

Helen Elaine Harper was born on April 20, 1926, in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] Her parents were Harriet and Charles Harper, and her family life was unstable due to abuse by her father.[5] When she was a child, her father was arrested for impregnating a minor, and as a result she was sent to live with her grandparents.[5] After her father was released from prison the family moved to Whittier, California. When she was a teenager she became a portrait painter, and received a two year scholarship to Chouinard Art Institute.[5]

In 1957, her first solo show was held at the Robert Day Gallery in Richmond, California.[6] In 1965 she and her family moved from San Luis Obispo and settled in San Francisco, California.[7][6][8] In 1975, she married Gilles Arnoux and they moved to his hometown of Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, France for three years.[6][9][10] When she returned to San Francisco, she opened the Elaine Badgley Arnoux School of Art for a few years.[6]

Her work can be found in public collections, including the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art,[11] and the Smith College Museum of Art.[6] She was the subject of the documentary film, Shadow and Light: The life and Art of Elaine Badgley Arnoux (2011) by director William Farley.

Badgley Arnoux died on July 15, 2023, in her home in San Francisco.[1]

References

1. Whiting, Sam (July 28, 2023). "Elaine Badgley Arnoux, painter of San Francisco mayors, dies at 97". The San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672.
2. "Elaine Badgley Arnoux: Once Upon a Time". MAH. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
3. "Portrait of San Francisco, in 100 faces". The San Francisco Examiner. 1985-04-10. p. 88. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "A life's work of portraits – and more". The San Francisco Examiner. 2009-04-02. pp. A28. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Pierson Dunbier, Lonnie (2016-12-08). "Elaine Arnoux". MONA. University of Nebraska at Kearney. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
6. "Elaine Badgley Arnoux Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
7. "Well Known S.L.O. Artist Guest of County Art Show". The Tribune. 1962-02-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Elaine Badgley drawings delight". The Peninsula Times Tribune. 1966-04-09. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Capturing the soul of a village". The San Francisco Examiner. 1979-01-14. p. 130. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Article clipped from The San Francisco Examiner". The San Francisco Examiner. 1979-01-14. p. 131. Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Woman". San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2024-07-03.

External links

• Official website