Constance Cochrane

American (1888-1962)

A member of the Philadelphia Ten, Constance Cochrane exhibited artistic talent at an early age, and studied art at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Born into a family of Navy officers, Cochran had a lifelong connection with the ocean, and she did join the Navy briefly during the World Wars, designing camouflage for navy vessels.  However, her artistic career was primarily devoted to capturing the sea and its surrounding landscape, from Cape Cod and Monhegan Island to the small islands in the Caribbean.

Cochrane first visited Monhegan Island in 1921, built her own cottage there in 1930, and returned there every summer to paint, capturing the dramatic cliffs and the crashing surf in both oil and watercolor.

A member of the Philadelphia Ten from 1917 through 1945, Cochrane was also a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the New York Watercolor Society, and was Director of the Delaware County Art Association.