Edith Albina Mahier was born on December 14, 1892, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Henry and Maud B. Mahier.
She came from an artistic family.
Her sister Frances would later serve as the curator of the Louisiana Art Museum in Baton Rouge and design clothing.
Her brother, John would run a pottery factory in their home town called Forest Studios.
Mahier attended Sophie Newcomb College, the women's college affiliate of Tulane University, studying under Ellsworth Woodward and graduating 1916.
Following her graduation, she worked as an illustrator at the New Orleans Item.
In 1917, Mahier was hired as an art teacher at the University of Oklahoma (OU) for the salary of $80 per month.
In 1919, when Tulane created the Bachelor of Design degree, Mahier and other prior students whose work was of special merit were retroactively awarded the degree.
She later studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts under George Bridgman.
Edith Albina Mahier was born on December 14, 1892, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Henry and Maud B. Mahier. She came from an artistic family. Her sister Frances would later serve as the curator of the Louisiana Art Museum in Baton Rouge and design clothing. Her brother, John would run a pottery factory in their home town called Forest Studios. Mahier attended Sophie Newcomb College, the women's college affiliate of Tulane University, studying under Ellsworth Woodward and graduating 1916. Following her graduation, she worked as an illustrator at the New Orleans Item. In 1917, Mahier was hired as an art teacher at the University of Oklahoma (OU) for the salary of $80 per month. In 1919, when Tulane created the Bachelor of Design degree, Mahier and other prior students whose work was of special merit were retroactively awarded the degree. She later studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts under George Bridgman.
Edith Mahier