Background
Lord, Fonchen Usher was born in Saint Louis. Daughter of Roland Green and Florence (Richardson) Usher.
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Fonchen Usher Lord
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Bachelor of Arts, Radcliffe College, Harvard University, 1933. Master of Arts, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1935.
Career
Exhibited invitational one-woman shows Stetson University, Deland, Florida, 1969, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1970, Avanti Galleries, New York City, 1970, Miami Museum Modern Art, 1970, Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, 1971, Polk Public Museum, 1972, 78, Trend House Gallery, 1972, Florida Southern College, 1974, (retrospectiv exhibition) 1982, Lakeland Civic Center Complex, Theatre Gallery, 1974-1993, Miller-King Gallery, Miami, 1975, 76, ArtistsGallery, Madeira Beach, Florida, 1978, Russell B. Hicken Fine Arts Limited., 1979, Winter Haven Cultural Center, 1990, U. Tampa, 1982, Polk Community College, 1984, Daytona Museum Arts & Sciences, one-woman retrospective, 1988. One-woman invitational Bennett Gallery, Orlando, Florida, 1990, Mennello Gallery, Winter Park, 1990, Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, Florida, 1993 (Juried award, 1993). Invitational exibits: Florida Artist Group Area V, Eckerd College, 1992, Le Moyne College Art Foundation, Tallahassee, 1992, Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, 1992, Sarasota Visual Arts Center, 1993.
Exhibited in group shows at Columbia Museum Art, Columbus Museum Arts and Crafts, Birmingham Museum Art, Atlanta High Museum, Norton Gallery, Dulin Gallery Art, Ringling Museum Art, Butler Institute American Art, Jacksonville Art Museum, Loch Haven Art Center, 1990, Biennial, 1983, many others
Represented in permanent collections: Florida House of Representatives, Cityof Lakeland Civic Center, Miami Museum Modern Art, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Lowe Museum of University Florida, Florida Southern College, Polk Museum Art, Daytona Museum Arts and Sciences, Tampa (Florida) Museum Art, Center for Arts, Vero Beach, Florida, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, New College, Sarasota, Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan, Northwood Institute, West Palm Beach., Jacksonville Art Museum, Florida Federal Savings Bank, Tampa Tribune, Florida President, Palm Island Corporation, Bartow, Florida, 1954-1964, Braden River Ranchettes, Bartow, 1964-1971. Assistant treasurer Paris Tanning Company, South Paris, Maine, 1944-1948.
Artist-in-residence Fusion Dance Company, Miami, 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Society Arts (London). Member Florida Artists Group, Zeta Tau Alpha.
Connections
Married William Walcott Lord, June 12, 1935. Children: Fonya Lord Helm, William Pepperell, Carter Usher, Elizabeth Usher Lord Hillman.
