Adeleine Wolever “Baxter” Biersteker (1890-1946)
Canadian-American portrait & landscape painter ;
Adeleine Wolever ; Adeline Wolever ; Adeleine Baxter ; Adeleine Wolever Baxter ; Adeleine Wolever Biersteker ;
[Born April 8, 1890 (also listed as born 1881, 1886 and 1888) in Ontario, Canada – died May 26, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA]
FAD record control number: 54054 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Adeleine Wolever “Baxter” Biersteker (1890-1946) biography:
Birth: April 8, 1890 (also listed as born 1881, 1886 and 1888) in Ontario, Canada ;
Death: May 26, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA ;
Sex: Female ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Aries ;
Known for: Portrait painting ; landscape painting ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: People ; Boston high society ; New York theater society ;
Areas: Ontario, Canada (1890-1902) ; Boston, MA (1908-1925) ; New York, NY (1920, 1926) ; Brooklyn, NY (1920) ; Ogunquit, ME ; Philadelphia, PA (1943-1946) ;
Region: Canada ; North East ; Mid-Atlantic ;
Lived: Canada (1890-1902) ; Boston, MA (1908-1926) ; 81 Westland Street, Boston, MA (1908) ; 36 St. James Place, Boston, MA (1926) ; Ogunquit, ME ; Philadelphia, PA (1943-1946) ;
Father: Charles Wolever ( ) ;
Mother: Dorence (Barker) Wolever ( ) ;
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Spouse: Noel Biersteker (1894-1943), married January 14, 1926 in New York, NY, a marine architect ;
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Training: Art Museum School of Boston, MA ;
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Work: Painted portraits of Mary Mead (?-?), Brooklyn, NY, Strafford Wentworth, Boston, MA, Mrs. Lawrence Bullard, Boston, MA ;
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Exhibited with: The education department of the Art Museum School of Boston, MA held at the Public Library Building, Boston, MA (February 22 – March 6, 1915) ;
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Notes: Artist last name after marriage has been anglicized to “Baxter” from Biersteker ; The artist has several birth dates listed for her but there was another person named similar born in 1881 which we believe is wrongly mixed up with the artist ; Immigrated to the United States in 1902 ; The artist retained her maiden name after her marriage in 1926 according to an article ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2019.54054
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