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Mason specialized in enamel painting, adopting “semi abstract urban motifs and bolder colors”, with a cubist movement influence.[2]Mason was on the Board of Trustees of the Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen.[3]During the Depression of the 1930s, Mason and Hervey opened their own shop, “Gaylite Candles”, which gathered several stores in Manhattan, including Hammacher Schlemmer; the candles itself were hand-made by Mason.[2]In 2015, the James Cox Gallery at Woodstock displayed the exhibition Wilna Hervey & Nan Mason: Two Woodstock Originals.[2]Personal life[edit]Nan Mason first partner, Arthur Ryan, died of pneumonia before their wedding.[2]In the 1920s she became the long-time partner of actress Wilna Hervey. They met on the set in Pennsylvania, Mason was the daughter of Hervey’s co-star Dan Mason.[4] At first they lived with Mason’s father, in a home in Audubon, Pennsylvania,[2] and later moved together in a studio home in Bearsville, New York, their principal home until Hervey’s death in 1979.[1]They were part of the artists community in Woodstock, New York, and during the summers they moved to Carmel, California, and Manatee County, Florida.[1] Every year they hosted an annual costume party during which they auctioned art works to raise money for charity.[5]They help raising their nephew, future Lt. Col. Bruce Campbell Cator, who lived with them in Bearsville for a period. He died on July 7, 1960.[6]In 1962, Hervey and Mason inherited the main share of Eugene Speicher’s estate. Speicher was a noted Woodstock artist.[7]They are buried side by side at Artists Cemetery, Woodstock, New York.[8]In 2015, Joseph P. Eckhardt published Living Large: Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason, a biography retelling the love story of Hervey and Mason.[9]References[edit]^ a b c “A Finding Aid to the Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason Papers, 1883-1985”. Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 October 2012.^ a b c d e “Wilna Hervey & Nan Mason: Two Woodstock Originals \u2013 Opens July 10, 2015”. Retrieved 25 September 2017.^ “Isabel Doughty Re-Elected President Woodstock Guild – 01 Oct 1959, Thu  \u2022 Page 14”. The Kingston Daily Freeman: 14. 1959. Retrieved 25 September 2017.^ Eckhardt, Joseph P. “The Biggest Girl: Wilna Hervey, Actress and Artist”. The Betzwood Film Archive. Pottstown, PA: Montgomery County Community College Library. Retrieved 24 October 2012.^ “Colorful Costume Party Is Enjoyed – 05 Aug 1952, Tue  \u2022 Page 8”. The Kingston Daily Freeman: 8. 1952. Retrieved 25 September 2017.^ “Military Rites for Col. Cator Scheduled Today – 12 Jul 1960, Tue  \u2022 Page 2”. The Kingston Daily Freeman: 2. 1960. Retrieved 25 September 2017.^ “Eugene Speicher Collection Bequeathed to Arts Academy; Area Residents Share in Will – 29 Jun 1962, Fri  \u2022 Page 10”. The Kingston Daily Freeman: 10. 1962. Retrieved 25 September 2017.^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 21153). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.^ Eckhardt, Joseph P. “Living Large: Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason”. Retrieved 25 September 2017."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/nan-mason-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Nan Mason – Wikipedia"}}]}]