Category Archives: 365 Women Artists

Born February 5~ Lucinda Toomer

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Lucinda Toomer (February 5, 1888-September 1, 1983) was an American artist who worked in the African-American tradition of quiltmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucinda_Toomer

Le Moyne Star Variation Quilt by Lucinda Toomer
1981 / Cotton and synthetics / 71 1/4 × 62″ / American Folk Art Museum, NYC

Further reading:
http://east2.amz.digiscribecloud.com/artists/330
https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/lucinda-toomer
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183827259/lucinda-toomer

Born February 4~ Mary Frank

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Mary Frank (born February 4, 1933) is an English sculptor, painter, printmaker, draftswoman, and illustrator.
Biography at the Paris Review: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/05/26/mary-frank/

Cusp #1 by Mary Frank
2015-17 / Archival pigment print on bamboo paper / 21 1/2″x16 1/2″ / maryfrankartist.com

Mary Frank on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mary-frank/

Further reading:
https://www.dcmooregallery.com/artists/mary-frank
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/frank-mary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frank

Born February 3~ Thora Hallager

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Thora Hallager (February 3,1821-June 16, 1884) was a Danish photographer. She was Denmark’s earliest female photographer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thora_Hallager

Self Portrait by Thora Hallager
Scan from negative / Royal Danish Library Digital Collections

Thora Hallager’s photographs of Hans Christian Andersen

Further reading:
https://www.fotohistorie.com/hallager-thora-kbh.html (in Danish)
Letters from Hans Christian Andersen to Thora Hallager (in Danish)

Born February 2~ Loren MacIver

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Loren MacIver (February 2, 1909-March 3, 1998) was an American painter and the first woman represented in MoMA’s permanent collection.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_MacIver

Downstairs by Loren MacIver
c.1936-1939 / Oil on canvas / 30 1⁄4″x20 1⁄8″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Loren MacIver on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/loren-maciver/

Further reading:
https://www.alexandregallery.com/artists-work/loren-maciver
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/oil-slick
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/nyregion/loren-maciver-90-a-painter-known-for-her-eclectic-style.html

Born February 1~ Doris Lee

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Doris Lee (February 1, 1905-June 16, 1983) was an American painter known for her figurative painting and printmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lee

“Country Post” (Detail) by Doris Lee
1938 / Mural, oil on canvas / 72″x163″
William J. Clinton Federal Building (formerly the Ariel Rios Federal Building), DC

Doris Lee on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/doris-emrick-lee/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/doris-lee/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/doris-lee-2857
Doris Lee on the U.S. General Services Administration website

Born January 31~ Mabel Dwight

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Mabel Dwight (January 31, 1875-September 4, 1955) was an American artist and lithographer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Dwight

Hat Sale by Mabel Dwight
1928 / Lithograph / Image: 12 1/8″x10 1/8″ / Various collections, incl. Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

Mabel Dwight at The Amon Carter Museum: https://www.cartermuseum.org/artists/mabel-dwight

Further reading:
https://www.arteforeverybody.com/mabel-dwight
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.6498.html#biography
https://brierhillgallery.com/mabel-dwight-1875-1955

Born January 30~ Maud Hunt Squire

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Maud Hunt Squire (January 30, 1873 – October 25, 1954) was an American painter and printmaker.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Hunt_Squire

Untitled by Maud Hunt Squire
1929 / Watercolor and graphite on paper / 19″x24 1/4″ / Private collection

Maud Hunt Squire on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/maud-hunt-squire/

Further reading:
https://maryryangallery.com/artists/maud-hunt-squire/
http://www.papillongallery.com/maude_hunt_squire.html
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/about/blog/library-blog-the-illustrated-works-of-ethel-mars-and-maud-hunt-squire/

Born January 29~ Elisabeth Büchsel

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Elisabeth Büchsel (January 29, 1867-July 3, 1957) was a German painter known for her Impressionist portraits and landscapes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_B%C3%BCchsel

Hiddense fishermen at the Garden Fence by Elisabeth Büchsel
1913 / Oil on canvas / Stralsund Museum, Stralsund, Germany

Elisabeth Büchsel on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabeth-b%C3%BCchsel/

Further reading:
Google translation of ‘The painter from Hiddensee’ at Schweriner Volkszeitung newspape
Google translation of ‘Elisabeth Büchsel’ at Gallery “The Panther“
https://www.landesmuseum-mecklenburg.de/en/exhibits/stralsund-museum/Elisabeth-Buechsel-Truding/index.html

Born January 28~ Anna Golubkina

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Anna Semyonovna Golubkina (January 28, 1864-September 7, 1927) was a Russian Impressionist sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Golubkina

Portrait of Alexei Remizov by Anna Golubkina
1911 / Tinted wood / 27 3/4″x21 3/4″x13 2/5″ / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, RU

Anna Golubkina’s personal exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in 1914:
http://www.tg-m.ru/catalog/en/golubkina-anna-0

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/anna-goloubkina/
https://www.artiststudiomuseum.org/studio-museums/anna-golubkina-memorial-studio/
https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/articles/2-2014-43/moscow-and-art-anna-golubkina

Born January 27~ Miye Matsukata

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Miye Matsukata (January 27, 1922-February 16, 1981) was a Japanese-born American jewelry designer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miye_Matsukata

25th Anniversary Print by Miye Matsukata
1975 / Lithograph / Sheet: 22 3/8″x14 13/16″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Inset: Photograph of necklace by Miye Matsukata

Miye Matsukata at The Smithsonian: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/miye-matsukata-5876

Further reading:
https://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0409/040919.html
https://www.historicnewengland.org/5womenartists-in-historic-new-englands-collections/
https://www.ganoksin.com/article/master-metalsmith-miye-matsukata/