# Louis Betts

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**Louis Betts** (October 5, 1873 – August 13, 1961) was an American portrait painter.

## Biography

Betts was born in [Little Rock, Arkansas](/source/Little_Rock,_Arkansas). His father was an artist who remarried after Louis' mother died. His family moved to [Chicago](/source/Chicago) where his three younger siblings were born. Betts was able to continue his study of art as did his siblings.

Betts studied with [William Merritt Chase](/source/William_Merritt_Chase) at the [Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Pennsylvania_Academy_of_Fine_Arts) in 1894, worked in Chicago and New York, and was made a full member of the [National Academy of Design](/source/National_Academy_of_Design) by 1915. He served as president of the [Salmagundi Club](/source/Salmagundi_Club) and vice president of the [National Institute of Arts and Letters](/source/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters). His portrait subjects included Doctors [William J.](/source/William_James_Mayo) and [Charles H. Mayo](/source/Charles_Horace_Mayo), [George Eastman](/source/George_Eastman), [George Mundelein](/source/George_Mundelein), and [J. Hamilton Lewis](/source/J._Hamilton_Lewis).[1]

He died on August 13, 1961.[2]

## References

1. ["Louise Betts Dies; Painter of Portraits"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-vernon-argus-louise-betts-dies-pa/138767745/). *Mount Vernon Argus*. 1961-08-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

1. ["Louis L. Betts"](http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=450). Encyclopedia Of Arkansas. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

## Bibliography

- Michael Huey *Dearie — The Louis Betts Portrait of Harriet King Huey*, Schlebrügge, Vienna 2011. ISBN 978-3-85160-196-1

## External links

- [*Biographical Notes*](http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll1/id/557/rec/51), a catalog of American artists containing additional information on Betts (page 7).

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