Gladys Thayer (also known as Gladys Thayer Reasoner) (1886–1945[1]) was an American painter and teacher.

Gladys Thayer Reasoner
Born	Gladys Thayer (1886-07-17)July 17, 1886 South Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
Died	August 25, 1945(1945-08-25) (aged 59) Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality	American
Known for	Painting
Style	Portraiture Floral art
Spouse(s)	David Reasoner

Life

Gladys Thayer was born in 1886 in South Woodstock, Connecticut.[1] She was the child of artist Abbott Handerson Thayer. Thayer was a frequent model in her father's paintings, including My Children (Mary, Gerald, and Gladys Thayer) (circa 1897)---alongside her older sister Mary, and her older brother Gerald---and in the "Winged Figure" series (1904–11).[2]

She was married to artist David Reasoner (b.1886 – d.1960). She had four children with Reasoner: Allen (1922–1943), Jean (1923– ), Margaret "Peggy" (1925–2013), Richard (1927– ).[3]

Her father taught her how to paint. She painted flowers and portraiture. She died in 1945 in Washington, D.C.[3]

Notable collections

• "Hooded Warblers, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom" - ca. 1900 – 1909, watercolor on paper, stencil, and oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum[4]

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