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      • Josephine Mahaffey, American, Texas, 1903-1982
        Nov. 26, 2023

        Josephine Mahaffey, American, Texas, 1903-1982

        Est: $500 - $5,000

        Still Life With Vase Of Flowers, Oil On Artist Board, Initials Lower Right, 30 X 24 Inches, Giltwood Frame 36 X 30 X 2.5 Inches. See Photos For Additional Condition Information.

        J. Garrett Auctioneers
      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting
        Jun. 11, 2023

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting

        Est: $1,050 - $1,300

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119354 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

        Broward Auction Gallery LLC
      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Mar. 12, 2023

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $550 - $700

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 23 inches / 83 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119350 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

        Broward Auction Gallery LLC
      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting
        Mar. 12, 2023

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting

        Est: $1,100 - $1,400

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119354 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

        Broward Auction Gallery LLC
      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jan. 02, 2023

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $600 - $750

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with three vases of flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Few horizontal crease lines from previous rolling. One 5" long cut along right edge. SIGHT SIZE: 38 x 24 inches / 96 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119352 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

        Broward Auction Gallery LLC
      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Dec. 18, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $600 - $750

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 23 inches / 83 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119350 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

        Broward Auction Gallery LLC
      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Dec. 18, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $600 - $750

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Coastal Seascape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor damage to upper left corner. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119294 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Dec. 18, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $600 - $750

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some wear. Crumpling. Minor damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 29 inches / 48 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119229 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Dec. 18, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $600 - $750

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some staining. Some wear. Crumpling. Some damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 29 x 20 inches / 73 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119221 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting
        Dec. 18, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting

        Est: $1,150 - $1,450

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119354 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Oil on Canvas 'Painting of woman' by MAHAFFEY, JOSEPHINE VAUGHN(1903-1982).
        Nov. 14, 2022

        Oil on Canvas 'Painting of woman' by MAHAFFEY, JOSEPHINE VAUGHN(1903-1982).

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Oil on Canvas 'Painting of woman' by MAHAFFEY, JOSEPHINE VAUGHN(1903-1982). Dimensions 131.5x38cm Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate(Carr)Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie(or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts(now Texas Woman's University)in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert's death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman's University to earn her B.A. Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called,""direct painting.""She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Mahaffey was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman's Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists-Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman's Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as""Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.""She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored Mahaffey with a""Josephine Mahaffey Day."" Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She was buried in Ash Creek Cemetery in Azle, Tarrant County, Texas. Mahaffey left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work." This painting belongs to a private collection in Hongkong and will be shipped from there if sold ref 6710

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Oct. 09, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $625 - $800

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with three vases of flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Few horizontal crease lines from previous rolling. One 5" long cut along right edge. SIGHT SIZE: 38 x 24 inches / 96 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119352 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Oct. 09, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $625 - $800

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Tea Pot and Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Puncture and few dark spots in upper left corner. Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119308 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Sep. 11, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $625 - $800

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Two Vases of Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 22 inches / 76 x 55 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 25 inches / 83 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119353 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Sep. 11, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $625 - $800

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 23 inches / 83 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119350 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Sep. 11, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $625 - $800

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Coastal Seascape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor damage to upper left corner. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119294 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Sep. 11, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $625 - $800

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some wear. Crumpling. Minor damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 29 inches / 48 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119229 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Sep. 11, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $625 - $800

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some staining. Some wear. Crumpling. Some damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 29 x 20 inches / 73 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119221 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting
        Sep. 11, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting

        Est: $1,200 - $1,500

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119354 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jul. 03, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with three vases of flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Few horizontal crease lines from previous rolling. One 5" long cut along right edge. SIGHT SIZE: 38 x 24 inches / 96 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119352 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jul. 03, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some damage to lower right corner. Some crumpling. Some age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 32 x 23 inches / 81 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119351 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jul. 03, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Tea Pot and Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Puncture and few dark spots in upper left corner. Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119308 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jun. 12, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Two Vases of Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 22 inches / 76 x 55 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 25 inches / 83 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119353 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jun. 12, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 23 inches / 83 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119350 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jun. 12, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Coastal Seascape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor damage to upper left corner. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119294 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jun. 12, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some wear. Crumpling. Minor damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 29 inches / 48 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119229 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jun. 12, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $650 - $850

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some staining. Some wear. Crumpling. Some damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 29 x 20 inches / 73 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119221 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting
        Jun. 12, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting

        Est: $1,250 - $1,600

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119354 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Apr. 17, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119355 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Apr. 17, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with three vases of flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Few horizontal crease lines from previous rolling. One 5" long cut along right edge. SIGHT SIZE: 38 x 24 inches / 96 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119352 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Apr. 17, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some damage to lower right corner. Some crumpling. Some age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 32 x 23 inches / 81 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119351 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Apr. 17, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some wear. Crumpling. Minor damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 29 x 19 inches / 73 x 48 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower middle CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119231 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Apr. 17, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Tea Pot and Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Puncture and few dark spots in upper left corner. Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119308 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Mar. 13, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Two Vases of Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 22 inches / 76 x 55 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 25 inches / 83 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119353 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Mar. 13, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 23 inches / 83 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119350 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Mar. 13, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Coastal Seascape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor damage to upper left corner. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119294 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Mar. 13, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some wear. Crumpling. Minor damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 29 inches / 48 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119229 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Mar. 13, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some staining. Some wear. Crumpling. Some damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 29 x 20 inches / 73 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119221 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting
        Mar. 13, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting

        Est: $1,300 - $1,600

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119354 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jan. 02, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Vase of Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some damage to upper edge. Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 29 x 20 inches / 73 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119356 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jan. 02, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119355 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jan. 02, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with three vases of flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Few horizontal crease lines from previous rolling. One 5" long cut along right edge. SIGHT SIZE: 38 x 24 inches / 96 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119352 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jan. 02, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some damage to lower right corner. Some crumpling. Some age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 32 x 23 inches / 81 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119351 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jan. 02, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some wear. Crumpling. Minor damages to edges. SIGHT SIZE: 29 x 19 inches / 73 x 48 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower middle CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119231 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Jan. 02, 2022

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Tea Pot and Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Puncture and few dark spots in upper left corner. Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119308 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Dec. 12, 2021

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Two Vases of Flowers MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 22 inches / 76 x 55 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 25 inches / 83 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119353 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting
        Dec. 12, 2021

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) watercolor painting

        Est: $700 - $900

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some crumpling. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 50 cm MAT SIZE: 33 x 23 inches / 83 x 58 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119350 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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      • Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting
        Dec. 12, 2021

        Josephine Mahaffey (TX,1903-1982) oil painting

        Est: $1,300 - $1,600

        ARTIST: Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey (Texas, 1903 - 1982) NAME: Still Life with Flowers MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 24 inches / 76 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119354 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Mahaffey, Josephine Vaughn (1903–1982). Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey, artist, teacher, and business woman, was born on March 16, 1903, to George I. Vaughn and Kate (Carr) Vaughn in Hopkins County, Texas. She grew up in San Marcos, Texas. Some sources, including the 1930 federal census, have listed her first name as Marjorie (or Marjerie), but most official records simply list her with the first name of Josephine. She studied art at the College of Industrial Arts (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, where she won an art contest with a picture painted from different tones of shoe polishes. In 1922 Josephine Vaughn married Mark Mahaffey, who worked for a meat packing plant, and moved to Fort Worth where she continued to study art under the tutelage of Sallie Mummert until Mummert’s death in 1938. From this point Mahaffey studied with such area artists as Clinton Blair King, Octavio Medellin, and Kathleen Lawrence. Mrs. Mahaffey later returned to Texas Woman’s University to earn her B.A.Mahaffey had seven sons and one daughter while she continued her career as an artist and a business woman. She operated a grocery store in Fort Worth for several years and built the enterprise to include three stores before selling it to a larger chain of grocery stores. Following the sale, Josephine Mahaffey bought a ranch north of Fort Worth and opened a private art gallery where she focused on her art and her passion for teaching others the love of painting.Mrs. Mahaffey was known for her quick rapid-fire painting technique which she called, “direct painting.” She was a prolific painter and worked with many different types of surfaces, including a Houston city map, newsprint, and brown paper bags. Her methods often included quickly capturing a first impression in watercolors and later using these initial studies to help her paint the scene using oils.Josephine was a teacher and advocated arts education. She taught at the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the Northside Boys Club, and the Arlington YWCA. In addition, she participated in many workshops, attended re-fresher courses, was a charter member of the Fort Worth Art Association, president of the Professional and Amateur Art Association, president of the Composers Authors and Artists–Fort Worth Branch, and a lecturer, judge, and participant in many art shows. She was also a member of the Fort Worth Color Society, Adventures in Art, and the Fort Worth Woman’s Club, which presented Mahaffey with a gold locket for many years of service. In 1957 Coronet magazine referred to her as “Mama Mahaffey, the Texas Dynamo.” She exhibited her work both internationally and locally and was especially known for her shows at the Texas State Fair. In 1968 the State Fair of Texas honored her with a “Josephine Mahaffey Day.”Josephine Vaughn Mahaffey passed away on March 14, 1982, two days before her seventy-ninth birthday in Fort Worth, Texas. She left a legacy of promoting and advancing the visual arts in Texas with her thousands of artworks and her teaching. In 2010 the Fort Worth Community Arts Center hosted a retrospective on her work.

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