Born June 21~ Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen

Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (born Anne Marie Brodersen; June 21, 1863-February 22, 1945) was a Danish sculptor. She was married to the Danish composer Carl Nielsen.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Marie_Carl-Nielsen

Havfrue (Mermaid) by Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1921 / Bronze / 30″x17″x33″ / Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark

Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anne-marie-carl-nielsen/

Further reading:
https://www.glyptoteket.com/exhibition/amcn/
Google translation of article “The sculptor Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen and the ancient Greek art”
Danish artist Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen on NMWA~
https://nmwa.org/blog/artist-spotlight/danish-artist-anne-marie-carl-nielsen-part-1-of-2/
https://nmwa.org/blog/artist-spotlight/danish-artist-anne-marie-carl-nielsen-part-2-of-2/

20Jun2021

Born June 20~ Lucy Kemp-Welch

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Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (June 20, 1869-November 27, 1958) was a British painter and teacher who specialized in painting working horses.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Kemp-Welch

Forward! Forward to Victory: Enlist Now by Lucy Kemp-Welch
1915 / Artwork for UK WWI recruiting poster, found in various collections
Original painting in Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, Hertfordshire, UK / no details available

Lucy Kemp-Welch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucy-elizabeth-kemp-welch/

Further reading:
https://www.aigantighe.co.nz/Collection/blog/lucy-kemp-welch
https://homefrontheroines.org.uk/lucy-kemp-welch/
https://www.joyvspicer.com/joy-blog/2016/03/the-sunday-section-art-lucy-elizabethhtml

19Jun2021

Born June 19~ Maginel Wright Enright Barney

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Maginel Wright Enright Barney (June 19, 1881-April 18, 1966) was an American children’s book illustrator and graphic artist. She was the younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright and the mother of Elizabeth Enright.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginel_Wright_Enright

Cover for Woman’s World, August 1919 by Maginel Wright Enright Barney
1919 / Ink, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on illustration board
17-1/8″x9-3/16″ / Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE

Maginel Wright Enright Barney on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/maginel-wright-barney/

Further reading:
https://rockwellcenter.org/essays-illustration/gathering-wood/
https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/maginel-wright-enright-barney
https://nha.org/research/nantucket-history/history-topics/nantucket-in-the-art-of-maginel-wright/

18Jun2021

Born June 18~ Dorothy Weir Young

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Dorothy Weir Young (June 18, 1890-May 28, 1947) was an American artist. She worked in multiple media including including oils, watercolors, and woodblock prints.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Weir_Young

Theresa and Tommy by Dorothy Weir Young
c.1920 / Oil on canvas / 27-1/8″x34-1/8″ / BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT

Dorothy Weir Young on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dorothy_Weir_Young

Further reading:
Artist: Dorothy Weir Young/State of Utah Art Collections
Dorothy Weir Young Artwork/Natonal Park Service
https://savingplaces.org/stories/10-women-who-influenced-historic-artists-homes#.YM0D-ZNKhUc

17Jun2021

Born June 17~ Toshiko Takaezu

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Toshiko Takaezu (June 17, 1922-March 9, 2011) was a Japanese-American ceramist and painter whose closed forms helped to elevate ceramics from functional to fine art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiko_Takaezu

Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu
c.1990-1999 / Glazed stoneware / 14-1/2″x6-1/2″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Toshiko Takaezu on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/toshiko-takaezu/

Further reading:
https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/artists/toshiko-takaezu/
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/object-package/toshiko-takaezu/29673
https://www.toshikotakaezufoundation.org/about-toshiko

16Jun2021

Born June 16~ Yamashita Rin

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Yamashita Rin (June 16, 1857-January 26, 1939) was a painter of icons for the Japanese Orthodox Church.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashita_Rin

Icon of The Resurrection of Christ by Yamashita Rin / c. 1891
Oil on paper, lacquered / 12-3/5″x10-2/5″ / Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Yamashita Rin on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yamashita_Rin

Further reading:
http://www.englishforrussianorthodox.com/rin-yamashita
https://blog.obitel-minsk.com/2020/11/irina-yamashita-the-first-japanese-icon-painter.html
http://meiji-portraits.de/meiji_portraits_y.html#20090527093539953_1_2_4_15_1

15Jun2021

Born June 15~ Anna Mahler

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Anna Justine Mahler (June 15, 1904-June 3, 1988) was an Austrian sculptor. Born in Vienna, Anna Mahler was the second child of the composer Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma Schindler.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Mahler

Tower of Masks by Anna Mahler
1961 / Limestone / Height: 15 ft / University of California (UCLA) Photo © Ewald Judt

Anna Mahler on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-mahler/

Further reading:
https://artistscollectingsociety.org/members/anna-mahler/
https://mahlerfoundation.org/mahler/family-tree/generation-7/2-anna-justine-mahler-gucki-1904-1988/
https://stephenjones.blog/2020/11/18/anna-mahler/

14Jun2021

Born June 14~ Agnes Tait

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Agnes Tait (June 14, 1894-August 23, 1981) was an American painter, pen-and-ink artist, lithographer, book illustrator, and muralist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Tait

above: The Aristocrat by Agnes Tait / 1936 / Lithograph / Image: 13-1/2″x9-15/16″
Various collections, including Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX

below: Felicity by Agnes Tait / 1937 / Lithograph / Image: 13-1/4″x10-9/16″
Various collections, including Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX

Agnes Tait on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-gabrielle-tait/

Further reading:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/agnes-tait-4732
http://womenoutwest.blogspot.com/2013/08/agnes-gabrielle-tait-model-writer.html
https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/bellevue-hospital-tait-mural-new-york-ny/

13Jun2021

Born June 13~ Priscilla Roberts

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Priscilla Warren Roberts (June 13, 1916-August 5, 2001) was an American painter known as a magic realist, but whose work sometimes approached surrealism.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Roberts

Self-Portrait by Priscilla Roberts
1946 / Oil on masonite / 29-7⁄8″x14-1⁄8″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Priscilla Roberts on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/priscilla-warren-roberts/

Further reading:
http://antiquesandfineart.com/artists/bio.cfm?id=173277
https://www.hirschlandadler.com/galleries/priscilla-roberts
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/priscilla-roberts-5943

12Jun2021

Born June 12~ Anni Albers

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Anni Albers (June 12, 1899-May 9, 1994) was a textile designer, weaver, writer, printmaker, and teacher who inspired a reconsideration of fabrics as an art form.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anni_Albers