Hamilton Townsend (New York, New York February 2, 1845-February 24, 1898 New Orleans, Louisiana) of Milwaukee WI, married in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1884; first spouse Susan Harriet Roddis (1848-1880), married 1869; his family moved to Milwaukee when he was an infant
June 10, 1856
Schenectady, New York
December 27, 1944
North Hollywood, California
Chicago, Illinois
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
New Orleans, Louisiana
Painter-Oil
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
student of Hugh Breckenridge, Gloucester, Massachusetts
student of Henriette Amiar Oberteuffer, Chicago, Illinois
North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Array
1927: Milwaukee Journal's Gallery of Wisconsin Art Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1927, 1928, 1930: Annual Exhibition of Works by Chicago Artists, Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois
February 1928: Exhibit of Chicago artist at Mallard's, Chicago, Illinois
1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934: All-Illinois Society of Artists Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois
1933: Century of Progress Art Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois (Doorway in Old New Orleans, she gifted this painting to the Kellogg Public Library, Green Bay, WI in memory of her parents)
June 1-November 1, 1933: Century of Progress Exhibition, The All Illinois Society of the Fine Arts, Inc., The Stevens Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
December 19, 1935: 10th Annual Exhibit of the Work of Illinois Artists, Stevens Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
North Shore Art Association, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Green Bay & DePere Antiquarian Society, Wisconsin
Chaired a publication project of "The Diary of James Stevens, Revolutionary Soldier, New Hampshire."
Listed in the Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975.
All-Illinois Society of Fine Artists
Committee on Jaffrey History, Jaffrey, New Hampshire [Chair, 1926]
North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, Massachusetts
1928 Fine Arts Building Purchase Prize, 32nd Annual Works by Chicago Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Parents: William J. (1826-1900) and Henrietta Taylor Alton (1832-1919) Abrams
Sibling: Winford (1868-1921)
raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin
She was active in civic affairs, serving as a founder and Regent of the Milwaukee DAR Chapter. Kate resided in Milwaukee and Chicago while spending winters in New Orleans. She is buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin