Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903-1982), floral composition with butterflies, mixed media on handmade paper

sight: 29 x 20 in., frame: 33 x 24 in.

Provenance: Property from a home in Austin, Texas

Josephine Mahaffey, a Fort Worth artist, studied at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas. Mahaffey taught art for years around Fort Worth at the Boy's Club, Woman's Club, Public Health Service Hospital, YWCA, and at her art gallery in Azle, Texas. In 1968, she was honored at the State Fair of Texas with a "Josephine Mahaffey" Day. The same year, she received the President's Award from the Composers, Authors and Artists of America for 50 years of service. Josephine Mahaffey's art has been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Fort Worth Art Center and the Heritage Hall in Fort Worth, TX. Her work has a decidedly mid-century aesthetic.