Josephine Hiett Joy was born near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1869 and soon thereafter her family moved to Peoria, Illinois. After an early marriage that ended in divorce, she went to Chicago and subsequently married Frank Joy. She became interested in painting after they moved to San Diego. A prolific worker, she became a WPA artist in the late 1930s, which led to her first solo exhibition at the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City in 1943. Joy died in Peoria in 1948.
In Collection: Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art (View all 421)
Jules Halfant (American, 1909-2001)
Malvin Gray Johnson (American, 1896 – 1934)
Violet Nakashima (American, 20th Century)
Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (American, 1890–1944)
Arthur Durston (American, 1889-1938)
Minetta Good (American, 1895–1946)
Phil Bard (American, 1912 - 1966)
Ida Abelman (American, 1910–2002)
Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Joseph Hirsch (American, 1910–1981)
Mary Frances Gathings (American, 1931–1995)
Frank Stamato (American, 1897-1939)
Dan Rico (American, 1912-1985)
Elizabeth Olds (American, 1896 – 1991)
Chet Harmon La More (American, 1908-1980)