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Sarah Hollis Perry, American artist. Recipient Jurors award Hera Gallery, Providence, 1996, 97, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, 1998, Atlanta Paper Museum, 1999-2000; named winner of competition to create sculpture Tufts University Library. Lobby, 1997; Travelling scholar School Museum Fine Arts, 2000, Nancy Graves fellow Millay Colony, 2004. Member Phi Beta Kappa (Zeta of Massachusetts chapter).

Background

Perry, Sarah Hollis was born on March 24, 1934 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Hollis Stratton and Mary (Norris) French.

Education

Bachelor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1956. Diploma, School Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 1999. Certified, School Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 2000.

Career

Systems service representative International Business Machines Corporation, Boston, 1956-1957. Photograph aide Polaroid, Cambridge, 1957-1974, assistant to chairman, 1974-1982. Assistant to director research Rowland Institute, 1982-1992, archivist, 1992-2001, artist in residence, 1992—2002.

Member teaching faculty School Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 1999-2000.

Achievements

  • Sarah Hollis Perry has been listed as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Phi Beta Kappa (Zeta of Massachusetts chapter).

Connections

Married John Curtis Perry, September 14, 1957. Children: Elizabeth, Margaret, Rachel, Lyman, Maria.

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Awards

  • Recipient Jurors award Hera Gallery, Providence, 1996, 97, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, 1998, Atlanta Paper Museum, 1999-2000. Named winner of competition to create sculpture Tufts University Library. Lobby, 1997; Travelling scholar School Museum Fine Arts, 2000, Nancy Graves fellow Millay Colony, 2004.