Francis Riemer Burt

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(1917 - )

Frances Burt grew up in a rural community in Green County, WI. She taught for five years in a one-room rural school before marrying her husband, Oren Burt, a UW student. While he went to school and worked at a local dairy, she was able to take an active interest in the educational progress of a local school in the Madison area and became a P.T.A president. After four years in Sherman Park, they moved to Albany, WI.

In Albany, Burt raised three children and focuses on her artistry. She became an active member of the Wisconsin Regional Artist Association (WRAA) and Wisconsin Rural Arts Program (WRAP). She was also a playwright.

Although self-taught and mainly residing in rural communities, Burt was interested in featuring the human experience and portraiture. She held democratic leanings and was concerned with racial injustice. [1]

Source: John Rector Barton, “New Generation A’ Coming”, Rural Artists of Wisconsin (Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1948), 31 – 35.

Museum of Wisconsin Art http://wisconsinart.org/archives/artist/francis-riemer-burt/profile-712.aspx 

Photo credit: Photo credit: John Rector Barton, Rural Artists of Wisconsin (Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1948), 31.