alice Steer Wilson - Spring Lilies
Artist Hometown: Moorestown, Merchantville, Cape May
Medium: Watercolor
Location in MD Anderson: Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center, Hallway Corridor, Outside Clinical Workroom C2098
Artist Bio:
Alice Steer Wilson’s passion for art began when she was a child growing up on an Ohio farm and was nourished by childhood summers on Long Island Sound.
She mastered a variety of media and genres, including oil and watercolor still life, portraits, charcoal portraits, and plein air landscapes for which she is renowned.
Formally trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Alice taught drawing and painting throughout the region.
Alice lived in Moorestown, Merchantville and Cape May from 1950 until her death from breast cancer in 2001. Her art was the fuel that kept her going during her battles with the disease.
Three of the paintings in the Cooper collection were created during Alice’s remission from 1996 to 1999.
“Color was a tonic to my mother, even before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This painting of the lilies my father planted in their alleyway has become one of the most beloved of her images.” (Janice Wilson Stridick, daughter of Alice)
More from Alice Steer Wilson:
Steer Wilson – Favored Flower
Steer Wilson – October on the Marsh
Steer Wilson – Summer’s End
Steer Wilson – Privileged Light
Medium: Watercolor
Location in MD Anderson: Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center, Hallway Corridor, Outside Clinical Workroom C2098
Artist Bio:
Alice Steer Wilson’s passion for art began when she was a child growing up on an Ohio farm and was nourished by childhood summers on Long Island Sound.
She mastered a variety of media and genres, including oil and watercolor still life, portraits, charcoal portraits, and plein air landscapes for which she is renowned.
Formally trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Alice taught drawing and painting throughout the region.
Alice lived in Moorestown, Merchantville and Cape May from 1950 until her death from breast cancer in 2001. Her art was the fuel that kept her going during her battles with the disease.
Three of the paintings in the Cooper collection were created during Alice’s remission from 1996 to 1999.
“Color was a tonic to my mother, even before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This painting of the lilies my father planted in their alleyway has become one of the most beloved of her images.” (Janice Wilson Stridick, daughter of Alice)
More from Alice Steer Wilson:
Steer Wilson – Favored Flower
Steer Wilson – October on the Marsh
Steer Wilson – Summer’s End
Steer Wilson – Privileged Light