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Burton, Elizabeth Eaton
| Last Name: | Burton |
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| First Name: | Elizabeth Eaton |
| Dates: |
1868 (Date of Birth)
1937 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Elizabeth Eaton Burton (1869–1937) was an American artist and designer whose work typified the Arts and Crafts style in southern California. Burton began her career by exhibiting work at art shows and craft fairs in southern California. As her work developed, the range of media she worked in expanded until it embraced metalwork, stained glass, bookbinding, and tooled leather, as well as print media (woodcuts) and watercolor. Many of her works feature floral motifs, and there is a clear influence from Asian art in both style and subject matter that is especially evident in her prints. Typical of her work in the Arts and Crafts style are copper lamps shaped as abstract flowers with abalone shells forming the shade. Other lamps had botanical elements incorporated through repoussé techniques. One of Burton's fountains, made of copper with a koi motif, is in the lobby of the Mammoth Hotel in Yellowstone National Park. |
| Related Objects: |
1883.1 (Lamp, Bronze and Shell Lamp, 1895 - 1910)
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