Elizabeth Davey Lochrie (July 1, 1890 – May 17, 1981) was an American painter, sculptor, and muralist born in Deer Lodge, Montana. She is best remembered for her portraits and portrayal of Native Americans and their lifestyle in the Montana and Idaho area.

Elizabeth Lochrie
Born
Elizabeth Tangye Davey

(1890-07-01)July 1, 1890
Deer Lodge, Montana
DiedMay 17, 1981(1981-05-17) (aged 90)
Ojai, California
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainter, Muralist
Spouse
Arthur Lochrie
(m. 1913⁠–⁠1975)

Personal life

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Lochrie studied at the Pratt Institute in New York City with Winold Reiss and Victor Arnautoff and at Stanford University in California.

Lochrie was an artist with the Federal Art Project and painted post office murals for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in Burley and St. Anthony in Idaho.[1][2] For the post office at Dillon in Montana she painted a mural News from the States.[3]

In 1932, the Blackfeet Nation adopted her, giving her the name, "Netchitaki" which means "Woman Alone in Her Way."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Opitz, Glenn B, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986
  2. ^ Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
  3. ^ Justin Hamel (21 August 2020). "Searching for America's 1930s post office murals - a photo essay". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Lochrie". doanehoag.com. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

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