Born on February 6, 1906 in White Hall, Illinois, Mildred Fox Arnold studied Fine Art at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and the University of Colorado in Boulder and once described herself as “not an artist, I’m a painter.” Her works are currently in the homes of her children, grandchildren, and even some great-grandchildren. None are for sale. All are treasured.

Her family has digitally gathered and produced this website to proudly display in a virtual gallery the artistic legacy of one American painter: Mildred Fox Arnold.

The full gallery of her work is available below.

Mildred rests her head against her right hand, elbow on a table we cannot see. A few dasies in the foreground slightly obscure her.

Featured Collection: Industry

Industry and manual labor became popular themes in Mildred's work during the 1930s Depression. Those hard economic times led her to produce variations of her workers theme during her three years in Boulder. Her oil paintings such as “Power Plant,” and more variations on “Steelworkers,” fulfilled some of her graduate school study requirements though the family has no recall or record that she completed a Masters in Fine Arts degree.
Oil painting in a wood frame of two industrial workers. One faces us an has both hand upraised out of frame. The othe stands in left profilce, left arm pulled back and holding a cable of bar of some kind. Anglular lines and blued and maroon circles fill the background and appear between the two figures.
Ink drawing of a stylized worker against a backgroudn representing shipping, air, and rail.
Five workers stand in a close group, heads down.
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