c. 1909 Artist Signed "Zula Kenyon" Postcard - (#5570) Alone - Kathleen from Otter Point, B.C. sends to her Boyfriend Eric in Victoria, B.C

            This is a artist signed "Kenyon" postcard that is numbered 5570 and next to that number, it is titled Alone and features a young lady deep in thought - sitting in a small row boat in a lake with lily pads.

The artist was Zula Kenyon.

About  Zula Kenyon
Born:  1873 - Deansville, Wisconsin
Died:   1947 - La Mesa, California
Known for:  calendar illustration, landscape 

Zula Kenyon was an illustrator and studied under Frederick Freer at the Art Institute in Chicago.  Although she completed some early work for various companies, she began doing artwork for the Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company of Joliet Illinois shortly after it was founded in 1907.

However, in those days calendar company customers were reluctant to purchase images created by a women, and the company asked her to only sign her early work "Kenyon".  But she soon signed an exclusive contract with Gerlach Barklow Calendar company due to her work being so successful for its calendar images and sales. 

Zula mainly used pastels and often would grind her own colors in order to obtain the quality she desired for her work. She worked in a studio at the calendar company in Joliet, Illinois for around 12 years before moving out west due to health problems. She continued producing artwork for calendar prints up into the late 1930's.  Zula created Gerlach Barklow's most popular calendar series the Bluebird Series from 1926 to 1932 and again in 1939.  Miss Kenyon completed more than 200 calendar subjects for the Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company. 

When she first moved to San Diego in the 1920's, Miss Kenyon lived in a home overlooking one of the city parks. She later moved near the mountains near El Cajon, Ca. where she lived with her housekeeper. Her home was a gathering place for local artists while in San Diego.  Pneumonia was her immediate cause of death at age 74 even though her health had been poor for several years.

Taken on: February 22, 2019

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