Born December 5~ Yvonne Twining Humber

Yvonne Twining Humber (December 5, 1907–2004) worked for Boston’s WPA Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1943. Humber’s work combined the styles and themes of Regionalism with the hard-edged clarity of Precisionism.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Twining_Humber

A Shakeress at her Loom by Yvonne Twining Humber
1936 / Oil on canvas / Dimensions? / Private collection

Yvonne Twining Humber at Tacoma Art Museum:
http://tacoma.emuseum.com/emuseum/people/37/yvonne-twining-humber/objects

Further reading:
https://www.okcmoa.com/celebrating-womens-history-month-okcmoa/
https://www.whatcommuseum.org/five-women-artists-yvonne-twining-humber/
https://fryemuseum.org/images/docs/Yvonne%20Twining%20Humber_final.pdf

Cascadia Art Museum Video~
Vintage Christmas Cards and Yvonne Twining Humber: https://vimeo.com/487425631

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