Olive Holbert Chaffee

American (1886-1980)

Twentieth-century American artist Olive Holbert Chaffee was born in Paducah, Kentucky and also resided in Missouri and California where she worked as both a painter and a teacher. During her career, Chaffee earned membership in the National League of American Pen Women, the National Arts Club, and the Southern States Art League. Her work received prizes at the 1928 Women`s National Exposition in St. Louis as well as at the 1933 exhibitions of the National League of American Pen Women.