Marie Koupal Lusk

Marie Koupal Lusk
Born
Marie Koupalová

(1862-02-12)February 12, 1862
Češnovice (part of Pištín), Bohemia, Austrian Empire
DiedDecember 13, 1929 (aged 67)
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationAcademy Colarossi
Art Students League of New York
National Academy of Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forPainting
Spouse
Charles D. Lusk
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(m. 1884)​
ChildrenMilan Lusk Famed violinist, George Lusk artist

Marie Koupal Lusk (née Koupalová; February 12, 1862 – December 13, 1929)[1] was an American painter and one of the founders of the Chicago Palette Club.

Biography

Marie Koupalová was born on February 12, 1862, at Češnovice house no 12, Bohemia, Austrian Empire and was baptized a Roman Catholic in Pištín.[2][3] Her family immigrated to the United States in 1867, settling in Illinois.[4] Lusk attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League of New York. She traveled to Paris where she studied under Václav Brožík at the Academy Colarossi.[3]

On August 20, 1884, Koupal married Charles D. Lusk (1856–1935) in Chicago, a native of Veselí nad Lužnicí who became an attourney.[5][6] Their son, Milan Lusk (1893-1932), was a well-regarded concert violinist.[7] Lusk was involved with the Bohemian Club of Chicago[3] She and her friend Alice Kellogg Tyler established the Palette Club, an art association for Chicago women.[4]

Lusk exhibited her paintings at the Paris Salon, and the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] She also exhibited her work at the Illinois Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. She painted the frieze "Music" for the reception room.[4]

Lusk died on December 13, 1929, aged 67, in Wilmette, Illinois.[3][7]

  • Music (1893)
    Music (1893)
  • Red Roses
    Red Roses
  • Sunny American La France Roses
    Sunny American La France Roses

References

  1. ^ "Marie Koupal Lusk (1862-1929)". Invaluable. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "DigiArchiv of SRA Trebon - ver. 20.07.14". digi.ceskearchivy.cz. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Marie Lusk (1862 - 1929)". AskArt. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "DigiArchiv of SRA Trebon - ver. 20.07.14". digi.ceskearchivy.cz. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. ^ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920". FamilySearch. 1884.
  7. ^ a b "Mother of Milan Lusk is dead; was noted artist [Marie Koupal Lusk]". Wilmette Public Library Local History Collection. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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