Category Archives: Commemorative Months

Born March 11~ Naomi Blake

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Naomi Blake (born Zisel Dum March 11, 1924-died November 7, 2018) was a British sculptor whose work reflected her experience as a Holocaust survivor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Blake

Emergence-A by Naomi Blake
1987 / Bronze with copperplate base / 14 3/5″x4 3/4″x3 1/16″ / Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, London, UK

Naomi Blake on ArtUK: https://www.artuk.org/discover/artists/blake-naomi-19242018

Further reading:
https://sculptors.org.uk/news/2020/03/archive-pioneering-women
http://www.naomiblake.co.uk/about.html
https://www.thejc.com/news/obituaries/obituary-naomi-blake-ufocaqc1

Born March 10~ Anna Hyatt Huntington

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Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (March 10, 1876-October 4, 1973) was an American sculptor who was among New York City’s most prominent sculptors in the early 20th century.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Hyatt_Huntington

Reaching Jaguar by Anna Hyatt Huntington
c.1905-1906 / Bronze / 6 7/16″x4 5/8″ / Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Anna Hyatt Huntington’s Jaguars: http://www.wcsarchivesblog.org/anna-hyatt-huntingtons-jaguars/

Anna Hyatt Huntington on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-vaughn-hyatt-huntington/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/anna-hyatt-huntington/
http://medallicartcollector.com/anna-hyatt-huntington_biography.html

Born March 9~ Constance Mayer

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Constance Mayer (Marie-Françoise-Constance Mayer-La Martinière) (March 9, 1775-May 26, 1821) was a French painter of portraits, allegorical subjects, miniatures, and genre works.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Mayer

Self-Portrait with Artist’s Father by Constance Mayer
1801 / Oil on canvas / 89″x70 1/2″ / Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT

Constance Mayer on Artnet:
http://www.artnet.com/artists/constance-marie-fran%C3%A7oise-c-la-martini%C3%A8re-mayer/

Further reading:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157540795/constance-mayer
Constance Mayer on French Ministry of Culture (Automatic translation by Reverso AI)
Constance Mayer-La Martinière (in German)

Born March 8~ Aenne Biermann

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Aenne Biermann (March 8, 1898-January 14, 1933) was a self-taught artist who became a well-known figure in German avant-garde photography.
Biography on The Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/biermann-aenne

Würfelbecher (Dice Cup) by Aenne Biermann
1928–1929 / Gelatin silver print / 6 1/2″x4 4/5″ / Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany

Aenne Biermann on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/aenne-biermann/

Further reading:
https://www.moma.org/interactives/objectphoto/artists/556.html
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/aenne-biermann/
https://cphmag.com/biermann-60-fotos/

Born March 7~ Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Bernarda Bryson Shahn (March 7, 1903-December 13, 2004) was an American painter, lithographer, and writer and illustrator of children’s books.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernarda_Bryson_Shahn

Crash by Bernarda Bryson Shahn
1929 / Lithograph / Image: 10 1/10″x8 1/5″ / National Gallery of Art, DC

Bernarda Bryson Shahn on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/bernarda-bryson-shahn/

Oral history interview with Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1983:
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-bernarda-bryson-shahn-11655#transcript

Further reading:
https://archive.org/details/ohioalumnusjune1359ohio/page/12/mode/2up?view=theater
https://www.wescover.com/p/murals-by-bernarda-bryson-shahn-at-bronx-general-post-office-grand-concourse–PrkXxmfBemeM
https://www.ifpda.org/artist/401

Born March 6~ Pauline Boty

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Pauline Boty (March 6, 1938-July 1, 1966) was a British artist and the only female painter in the British wing of the Pop Art movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Boty

Celia Birtwell and Some of her Heroes by Pauline Boty
1963 / Oil on canvas / 59 4/5″x48″ / The Berardo Collection, Lisbon, Portugal

Pauline Boty on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/pauline-boty/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/pauline-boty/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/22/ali-smith-the-prime-of-pauline-boty
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/obituaries/pauline-boty-overlooked.html

Born March 5~ Gunta Stölzl

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Gunta Stölzl (March 5, 1897-April 22, 1983) was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school’s weaving workshop.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunta_St%C3%B6lzl

5 Chöre (5 Choirs) by Gunta Stölzl
1928 / 24″x18 1/2″ / Design on square-ruled paper / Bauhaus Kooperation
Wall hanging is in the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Lübeck, Germany

Images on the Gunta Stölzl Foundation site: https://www.guntastolzl.org/Works

Further reading:
https://www.grandtourofmodernism.com/magazine/the-bauhaus/the-bauhaus/people/masters-and-teachers/gunta-stoelzl/
https://monster-patterns.com/masterclass-of-pattern-designers-gunta-stolzl-the-queen-of-bauhaus/
https://germanyinusa.com/2019/03/07/women-of-the-bauhaus-gunta-stolzl-1897-1983/

Gunta Stölzl: A Daughter’s Perspective on youtube: https://youtu.be/7HWDWr1RKe8

Born March 4~ Ellen Sharples

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Ellen Wallace Sharples (March 4, 1769-March 14, 1849) was an English painter who specialized in portraits in pastel and watercolor miniatures on ivory.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Sharples

Joseph Priestley by Ellen Sharples
c.1797 / Pastels / 9 1/2″x7 1/2″ / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Ellen Sharples on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ellen-wallace-sharples/

Further reading:
https://emuseum.mountvernon.org/people/793/ellen-sharples/objects
https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/2/societies/royal-west-england-academy
https://www.lindahall.org/joseph-priestley-2/

This article about Priestley includes a short bio of Ellen Sharples, on pages 10-11 of the pdf file:
http://acshist.scs.illinois.edu/bulletin_open_access/v30-2/v30-2%20p77-90.pdf

Born March 3~ Helen Phillips

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Helen Elizabeth Phillips (March 3, 1913-January 22, 1994) was an American sculptor, printmaker, and graphic artist active in San Francisco, New York, and Paris.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Phillips_(artist)

Rencontre (The Meeting) by Helen Phillips
1954 / Color Intaglio / Image: 24 3/4×19″ / Not sure of location of this particular copy

Helen Phillips on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-phillips/

Further reading:
http://aeqai.com/main/2018/08/dolan-maxwells-at-the-seattle-art-fair/
https://modernism.com/designers-and-manufactures/helen-elizabeth-phillips-hayter
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/helen-phillips/

Born March 2~ Irena Blühová

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Irena Blühová (March 2, 1904-November 30, 1991) was a political activist and one of the first Slovak women photographers.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1

Jolanda by Irena Blühová
1933 / Gelatin silver print / 11″x15″ / The Museum of Avant-garde www.ma-g.org

Irena Blühová on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/irena-bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1/

Further reading:
https://www.webumenia.sk/autor/954
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/iren-bluh-irena-bluhova/
https://bauhauskooperation.com/wissen/das-bauhaus/koepfe/biografien/biografie-detail/person-Bluehov%C3%A1-Irena-105