Category Archives: Birthdays

Born June 4(?)~ Natalia Goncharova

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Natalia Goncharova (June 16 [June 4 Old Style*] or July 3 [June 21 Old Style*] – October 17, 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Goncharova

Cyclist by Natalia Goncharova
1913 / Oil on canvas / 30-3/4″x41-1/3″ / The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, RU

Natalia Goncharova on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/natalia-sergeevna-goncharova/

Further reading:
https://collections.dma.org/essay/l6epkQDg
https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/natalia-goncharova/
https://magazine.artland.com/lost-and-found-artist-natalia-goncharova/

* Russian calendar~ https://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his241/notes/calendar.html
>Russian calendar conversion~ https://stevemorse.org/jcal/julian.html

Born June 3~ Rachel Ruysch

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Rachel Ruysch (June 3, 1664-October 12, 1750) was a Dutch still-life painter who specialized in flowers, inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Ruysch

Still Life with Fruit, Bird’s Nest and Insects by Rachel Ruysch
1716 / Oil on canvas / 30″x22-1/2″ / Dudmaston Hall, Shropshire, England

Rachel Ruysch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/rachel-ruysch/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/rachel-ruysch/
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/ruysch-rachel-16641750
https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/rachel-ruysch/

Born June 2~ Mayumi Oda

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Mayumi Oda (born June 2, 1941) is a Japanese-American painter, printmaker, activist, educator, author, and farmer.
Biography on her website: https://mayumioda.net/pages/about-mayumi

Storyville X by Oda Mayumi
1974 / Screenprint / 33-1/2″x24-1/2″ / Various collections, including Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

Mayumi Oda on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mayumi-oda/

Further reading:
https://tricycle.org/magazine/portfolio-mayumi-oda/
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/mayumi-oda-happy-activist
https://www.lionsroar.com/awakening-to-the-goddess-the-art-activism-of-mayumi-oda/

Born June 1~ Alethea Garstin

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Alethea Garstin (1894–1978) was a Cornish artist and illustrator; she was the daughter and pupil of painter Norman Garstin.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alethea_Garstin

The Reverend Charles Francis Benthall on Holiday in Morocco by Alethea Garstin
c.1925 / Oil on canvas / 39″x31-1/10″ / Benthall Hall, Shropshire, UK

Alethea Garstin on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/alethea-garstin/

Further reading:
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/garstin-alethea-18941978
https://www.stephenongpin.com/artist/236757/alethea-garstin
https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/alethea-garstin

Born May 31~ Ágnes Dénes

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Ágnes Dénes (born May 31, 1931) is a Hungarian-born artist and a leading figure in conceptual, environmental, and ecological art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Denes

The Living Pyramid by Ágnes Dénes
2015 / Wood, soil, grasses, and flowers / Height: 30′ / Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY

Ágnes Dénes on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-denes/

Further reading:
http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/index.html
https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/reputations/agnes-denes-1931
https://theshed.org/program/6-agnes-denes-absolutes-and-intermediates

Born May 30~ Antonina Houbraken

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Antonina Houbraken (May 30, 1686-December 1736) was an 18th-century Dutch artist who specialized in portrait drawings, topographical drawings, and publication title pages.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonina_Houbraken

View of Beusichem from the Lek by Antonina Houbraken
1729 / Pen and brush on paper / 4-3/4″x7-2/5″ / Private collection, Netherlands

Antonina Houbraken on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Antonina_Houbraken

Further reading:
https://www.onnovanseggelen.com/notable-sales/antonina-houbraken-dordrecht-1686-1736-amsterdam-trompe-loeil-with-silver-medal-celebrating-the-fourth-term-as-mayor-of-amsterdam-for-dr-nicolaes-tulp
https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/116985
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Houbraken&prev=search&pto=aue

Born May 29~ Behjat Sadr

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Behjat Sadr (May 29, 1924-August 11, 2009) was an Iranian artist and educator; she moved to Paris after the 1979 Islamic Revolution began.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behjat_Sadr

Untitled by Behjat Sadr
1967 / Oil and aluminium foil on Venitian blinds superimposed on oil on wood
52″x33-4/5″ / Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran

Behjat Sadr on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/behjat-sadr/

Further reading:
https://behjat-sadr.com/en/biographie/
https://www.middleeasteye.net/features/behjat-sadr-irans-pioneer-visual-arts-gets-first-exhibition-london
https://www.balicehertling.com/magazine/negar-azimi-in-conversation-with-mitra-goberville-behjat-sadrs-daughter/

Born May 28~ Helen Hardin

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Helen Hardin (May 28, 1943-June 9, 1984) was a painter and printmaker whose work featured abstracted Native American iconography. Her mother was painter Pablita Velarde (1918-2006) and her daughter was the artist Margarete Bagshaw (1964-2015).
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hardin

Medicine Woman by Helen Hardin
c.1981 / 4-color copper plate lithograph / 24″x18″ / Various private collections

Helen Hardin on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-hardin/

Further reading:
https://taospainters.com/helen-hardin/
https://folkart.org/mag/in-the-spirit-of-tradition
https://www.crockerart.org/oculus/spirit-lines-helen-hardin-etchings

Born May 27~ Inge Morath

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Ingeborg Hermine Morath (May 27, 1923-January 30, 2002) was an Austrian-born American photographer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inge_Morath

A Llama in Times Square by Inge Morath
1957 / Gelatin silver print / Various sizes, various collections

Inge Morath on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/inge-morath/

Further reading:
https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/inge-morath/
https://clairbykahn.com/portfolio/morath/
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/674579667/biography-captures-the-charisma-and-confidence-of-photographer-inge-morath

Born May 26~ Ruth Armer

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Ruth Armer (May 26, 1896-August 29, 1977) was an American abstractionist painter, lithographer, teacher, and art collector from the San Francisco Bay area in California.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Armer

Abstraction #250 by Ruth Armer
c.1950 / Oil on canvas / 24″x20″ / Private collection

Ruth Armer on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ruth-armer/

Further reading:
https://helfenfinearts.com/ruth-armer/
https://calabigallery.com/artists/ruth-armer/
http://womenoutwest.blogspot.com/2014/03/ruth-armer-from-representational-to.html