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Betty Davenport Ford (American, 1924)
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Betty Davenport Ford
Bacchus 1949
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Biography |
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1924 |
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Born: Upland, CA |
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1946 |
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Scripps College, Claremont, CA, B.A., Ceramic Sculpture |
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1946 |
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The Helen Foster Barnett Award, National Academy of Design, New York, NY |
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1950 |
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Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, M.F.A. Ceramic |
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1950 |
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Sculpture, Metalsmithing and Weaving |
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1954 |
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Richard Halliburton Award, Los Angeles and Vicinity Artists, Los |
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1954 |
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Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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1955 |
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The American Institute of Architects Craftsmanship Award, West Coast Chapter |
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1956 |
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Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year Award in Art |
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1968 |
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The National Society of Interior Designers Award for Excellence |
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Exhibitions |
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Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2001 |
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Claremont Fine Arts Gallery, CA (solo) |
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1989 - 2001 |
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“Annual Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts”, California |
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2000 |
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Anderson’s Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, CA (solo) |
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2000 |
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Claremont Community Foundation, CA (solo) |
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1999 |
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Graber Olive House Exhibit (solo) |
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1993 |
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All Media Art Exhibition of the Work of Pomona Valley Artists, Pomona, CA |
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1988 |
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Ontario Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA (solo) |
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1985 |
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“25th Annual Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts”, California |
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1985 |
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Art Gallery, La Sierra Campus of Loma Linda University, Riverside, CA |
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1985 |
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“Second Annual Artists Exhibition, American Society of Interior Designers” Goodman Assoc. Art Gallery, Claremont, CA |
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1984 |
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“The Imaginative Approach”, Edward-Dean Museum of Decorative Arts, Cherry Valley, CA |
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1984 |
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“Animals We Have Known”, Riverside Art Center and Museum Riverside, CA |
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1984 |
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“24th Annual Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts”, California |
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1984 |
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“The Imaginative Approach”, The Edward Dean Museum of Decorative Arts, Cherry Valley, CA |
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1984 |
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Chaffey Community Art Association Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA (solo) |
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1984 |
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Hillcrest Congregational Church, La Habra Heights, CA (solo) |
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1983 |
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“Artist of Note, Fourth Invitational Exhibition”, San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino, CA |
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1983 |
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“23rd Annual Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts”, California |
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1982 |
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“The California Spirit Exhibition”, Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, CA |
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1981 |
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“Artists From Our Collection”, Wichita Art Assoc., Wichita, KS |
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1981 |
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“Women’s Work”, Chaffey Community Art Association Museum Of History and Art |
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1980 |
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“Betty Davenport Ford, Sculptor and Milford Zornes, Painter “ Charles B. Goddard Center, Ardmore, Oklahoma |
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1979 |
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“Animal Kingdom”, Fine Arts Gallery, Cypress College, Cypress. California |
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1978 |
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Edward-Dean Museum of Decorative Arts, Cherry Valley, CA (solo) |
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1977 |
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Griswold’s Art Gallery, Claremont, CA (solo) |
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1976 |
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Citrus College of Art, Azusa, CA (solo) |
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1975 |
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Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA (retrospective) (solo) |
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1948 - 1965 |
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“National Orange Annual Exhibition”, San Bernardino County Fair Grounds, San Bernardino, CA |
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1940 - 1965 |
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“Annual Art Exhibition, Los Angeles County Fair”, Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, CA |
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1964 |
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“Exhibition of Work by Scripps College Distinguished Alumnae” Lang Art Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA |
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1963 |
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Museum of Art, Science and Industry, Bridgeport, CT (solo) |
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1962 |
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San Bernardino Valley College Gallery, San Bernardino, CA (solo) |
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1962 |
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“California Artists”, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA |
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1958 - 1962 |
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“Annual Laguna Beach Festival of Art”, Laguna Beach, CA |
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1960 |
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Ontario Art Association, Ontario, CA (solo) |
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1959 |
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“Selections From the American Collection”, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
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1958 |
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Laguna Beach Art Association Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (solo) |
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1956 |
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Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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1955 - 1956 |
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“Los Angeles and Vicinity Artists”, Los Angeles, CA |
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1952 - 1954 |
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“Annual Exhibition”, National Academy of Design, New York, NY |
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1953 |
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“National Invitational Exhibition”, Denver Art Museum |
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1953 |
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“Audubon Artists National Exhibition”, National Arts Club, New York, NY |
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1951 - 1953 |
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“Artists of Southern California”, Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, California |
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1952 |
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“Cranbrook Alumnae”, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
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1951 |
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Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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1949 - 1950 |
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“Michigan Artists”, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan |
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1948 |
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“Annual Decorative Arts and Ceramic Exhibition”, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS |
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1948 |
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Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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VARIOUS PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Ahmandson Bank Building, Beverly Hills, CA
Arcadia Federal Savings and Loan, Arcadia, CA
Arizona State University Collection of American Art, Tempe, AZ
California Federal Savings, Los Angeles
City of Claremont, Wheeler Park, Claremont, CA
City of Scottsdale Collection, Scottsdale, AZ
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Pomona, CA
Pomona Mall, Pomona, CA
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Upland, CA
San Antonio Gardens, Claremont, CA
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
South Coast Plaza Hotel, Costa Mesa, CA
Western Savings and Loan, Phoenix, AZ |
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