11/02/2024
Artist: Lillian Tiffany
Portet of : CH Maroufke of Kelso
Date: 1941
Breed: Schipperke
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Collection: AKC Museum of the Dog
Gift of Gilbert S. Kahn
Lillian Tiffany was born 10 April 1900 in Ashford, England of American parents. She was raised by her paternal grandmother, Sarah Morgan Tiffany, in Washington D.C. Sickly as a child, she was educated at home; not allowed to play with other children, she developed a close companionship with dogs. By the time she was a teenager, she was sketching animals: dogs, bears, rabbits, deer; it was at this time that she determined to become a canine portrait painter. She then went to study with George B. Bridgman at the Art Student's League of New York and Raymond Neilson at the National Academy of Design, New York City. In the course of her career, she did at least one illustration of each of the 109 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club, many of which appeared in the pages of the Gazette. In private life, she was married to Durant Rose.