HARRIET WHEDON (1879-1958)                                          Artist Images 

 

Beginning her art studies in her early forties at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Whedon became an active member of the early modernist scene in the San Francisco Bay Area through the 1920s and 30s. Her close friends included artists such as Gottardo Piazzoni, Otis Oldfield, Lee Randolph, Rinaldo Cuneo, Hamilton Wolf, and many more.

About 1940 she continued her artistic career spending several years in New York, then later in Chicago before returning to the Bay Area.

Whedon was credited with laying the foundation for the San Francisco Art Center where she also exhibited, as well as being an active member and exhibitor of the San Francisco Art Association.

Exhibited:
Oakland Art Gallery, 1932-39
San Francisco Art Association, 1932-41
Pasadena Art Institute, 1933
San Francisco Art Center, 1934
San Francisco Museum of Art, 1935, 1939 (solo)
Foundation of Western Art, Los Angeles, 1937-39
Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939


Whedon is represented in the Santa Barbara Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.