Huldah Mae Cherry Jeffe 1950’s in Central Park Framed Print

Huldah Cherry was born in 1901 in Dallas, TX. She studied painting at the Art Student’s League and Grand Central School in New York City. She enhanced her art skills under the guidance of Robert Brackman. Her early art career, represented by the noted New York art dealer and collector, Howard Young. Her art was exhibited at Charles Lock Galleries of New York and Wally Findlay Galleries presented her first one-woman show.
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According to Familysearch.org, Huldah was married 3 times:
1. Willard Clayton Hartman on 24 Jan 1923 in Ellis County, Texas
2. Wilber Gammon Thirkield on 26 April 1928 in Manhattan, New York
3. Ephraim Franklin Jeffe on 29 Dec 1945 in Washington D. C.

Huldah Cherry Jeffe, an American artist, achieved fame during the fifties for her impressionistic artwork, notably a series called the Parissienes, painting reminiscent of the works of the French impressionists Renoir and Degas. All of her artwork is signed simply “Huldah”. For her subject matter, she focused on young ladies, costumed in the fashionable attire of the period, and her style hints of impressionism with a strong Renoir influence. She achieved worldwide fame as a featured special artist on greeting cards by New York Graphics Society since 1946 and by Hallmark cards since 1953. A special edition of 1953 Hallmark of Christmas cards, included Grandma Moses, Saul Steinberg, Norman Rockwell, and Winston Churchill.
Inspired by a period known as “La Belle Epoque”, her designs were incorporated into fifty collectible Goebel porcelain works of art, by master sculptors Skrobek, Menzenbach, Moller, Muller, and Bochmann. They translated the “Parissienes” motifs in 3D figurines. The hand detailed appliques on the Huldah figurines are truly remarkable, from the lace on the dresses to the hand-wrought flowers that accent many of the motifs. Our eyes are drawn to the art of lovely serene 19th century ladies, attractively “dressed to the nines” with upswept hair, stylish hats, parasol, and looking as if they were out for a leisurely stroll.

Huldah Cherry Jeffe was married to BG Ephraim Franklin Jeffe, who served in both WWI and WWII. Huldah and her husband are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

This is a a giclee print or lithograph print of the original painting.