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Elaine Badgley Arnoux (née Helen Elaine Harper; 1926–2023), was an American visual artist. She was known for her portraits, drawings, sculptures, and a series of portraits of the mayors of San Francisco.[1][2][3][4] Badgley Arnoux operated the Elaine Badgley Arnoux School of Art in San Francisco, She also went by the names Elaine Stranahan, Elaine Badgley, Elaine Arnoux, and Elaine Kozloff.[5]
Elaine Badgley Arnoux | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Elaine Harper April 20, 1926 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2023 (aged 97) |
| Other names | Elaine Stranahan, Elaine Badgley, Elaine Kozloff |
| Education | Chouinard Art Institute |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Portraiture, drawings, sculpture |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Stranahan (m. 1946–c. 1951; divorced)[1], John Badgley (m. c. 1952–c. 1974; divorced)[1], Gilles Arnoux (m. 1975–1989; divorced)[1], Harold Kozloff (m. 2001–2014; his death)[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | ebaart |
Helen Elaine Harper was born on April 20, 1926, in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] Her parents were Harriet and Charles Harper, and her family life was unstable due to abuse by her father.[5] When she was a child, her father was arrested for impregnating a minor, and as a result she was sent to live with her grandparents.[5] After her father was released from prison the family moved to Whittier, California. When she was a teenager she became a portrait painter, and received a two year scholarship to Chouinard Art Institute.[5]
In 1957, her first solo show was held at the Robert Day Gallery in Richmond, California.[6] In 1965 she and her family moved from San Luis Obispo and settled in San Francisco, California.[7][6][8] In 1975, she married Gilles Arnoux and they moved to his hometown of Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, France for three years.[6][9][10] When she returned to San Francisco, she opened the Elaine Badgley Arnoux School of Art for a few years.[6]
Her work can be found in public collections, including the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art,[11] and the Smith College Museum of Art.[6] She was the subject of the documentary film, Shadow and Light: The life and Art of Elaine Badgley Arnoux (2011) by director William Farley.
Badgley Arnoux died on July 15, 2023, in her home in San Francisco.[1]
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