Vonnoh, Bessie Potter
Title
Vonnoh, Bessie Potter
Cornish Dates
1913
Accompanied By
Cornish Residence(s)
Birth
17 Aug 1872
St Louis, Missouri
St Louis, Missouri
Death
8 Mar 1955
New York, New York
New York, New York
Non-Cornish Residence
New York, New York
Spouse
Robert Vonnoh
Married 17 Sep 1899
Married 17 Sep 1899
Relations
Robert Vonnoh (husband)
Profession
Sculptor
Painter
Painter
Location Studied
Art Institute of Chicago
Studied Under
Lorado Taft
Affiliations
Old Lyme
National Academy of Design
White Rabbits
National Academy of Design
White Rabbits
Awards
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (gold)
Other Events
Chicago World's Fair
Sources
Image: Jessie Tarbox Beals, "Bessie Potter Vonnoh in her studio," c.1905, National Gallery of Art.
Bessie Potter Vonnoh – Wikipedia
"Bessie Potter Vonnoh." National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Madsen, Annelise K. "Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Trailblazing Chicago Sculptor." Art Institute Chicago, 3 January 2023.
Tolles, Thayer. “Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872–1955).” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2012.
Bessie Potter Vonnoh – Wikipedia
"Bessie Potter Vonnoh." National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Madsen, Annelise K. "Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Trailblazing Chicago Sculptor." Art Institute Chicago, 3 January 2023.
Tolles, Thayer. “Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872–1955).” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2012.
Citation
“Vonnoh, Bessie Potter,” The Cornish Colony Compendium, accessed October 9, 2026, https://cornishcolony.org/items/show/545.