Anna Countryman

Artist Details

• First Name Anna
• Middle Name Rebecca
• Maiden Name Slafter
• Surname Countryman
• Spouse’s Full Name Calvin Countryman (Stark, NY March 11, 1844-1927) his first wife was her sister, Abby A. Slafter (18??-1886), they had 6 children, two of whom died as infants started grocery business 1887 when he moved to Rockford ; 1899 organized Countryman & Co., wholesale vegetable and fruit dealers – grew into one of the best known in northern Illinois; his sons took over after 1917 married 1895
• Names and Birth Years of Children stepchildren, all lived in Rockford, Illinois: C. Millard Countryman Howard Countryman Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Shaw Mrs. W.V. Boyle
• Birth Date January 20, 1863
• Birth Place Dedham, Massachusetts
• Death Date November 3, 1930
• Death Place Rockford, Illinois
• Residence(s) Dedham, Massachusetts
  
  916 N. Church St., Rockford, Illinois
  
  1926: 2114 Harlem Blvd., Rockford, Illinois [custom built for them]
• Active In Rockford, Illinois
• Categories Draftsman, Painter-Oil, Watercolorist
• Training Cowles Art School, Boston
  Massachusetts Normal Art School, Boston, Massachusetts 1883 with honors
  Student of Ross Turner
  
• Subject(s) of Art Array
• Exhibitions History February 1-27, 1898: Exhibition of Works by Chicago Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Old New England Kitchen, watercolor [Fairbanks House, Dedham, MA, 1640]
  
  April 28-June 5, 1904: Annual Exhibition of Water Colors, Pastels and Miniatures by American Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Glades Rocks, North Scituate, Mass.
  
  Boston Art Club
• Other Occupation(s) Taught drawing in Dedham High School, Dedham, Massachusetts
  
  Supervisor of drawing in area high schools, Dedham, Massachusetts