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Mar 25, 1889 Louisville, Kentucky, United States Died on 26 Jul 1971 (aged 82)
American artist, author, educator
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About Mary Russell Ferrell Colton
- Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton (March 25, 1889 – July 26, 1971) was an American artist, author, educator, ethnographer, and curator.
- She is one of the principal founders of the Museum of Northern Arizona.
- She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten, exhibiting at the group's annual shows from 1926 to 1940.
- She was also a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, the American Watercolor Society, and the American Federation of Arts.
- She is known for her advocacy of the arts, Native American rights, and women's rights.
- For her advocacy of Native American arts, she received a certificate of appreciation from the United States Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1935.
- In 1982, she was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame.
