Born December 15~ Ruth Henshaw Bascom

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Ruth Henshaw Bascom, also known as Aunt Ruth, (December 15, 1772-February 16, 1848) was an American folk artist who produced over 1,400 portraits.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Henshaw_Bascom

Man with short Hair and white Stock, profile by Ruth Henshaw Bascom
ND / Graphite pencil and pastel on paper / 19″x14-1/4″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Ruth Henshaw Bascom on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ruth-henshaw-miles-bascom/

Further reading:
https://usfolkart.com/index.php/product/ruth-henshaw-bascom-1772-1848-classic-portrait-of-a-brown-haired-young-girl-probably-massachusetts-circa-1830/
https://web.colby.edu/thelantern/2016/11/01/artist-attributed/
https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2016/12/american-folk-art-part-18.html (scroll down for Ruth Henshaw Bascom)

Born December 14~ Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot

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French artist Antoinette Cécile Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (December 14, 1784-January 2, 1845) was among the most celebrated women painters in the early decades of the 19th century.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Haudebourt-Lescot

A Swiss guard, Full-Length by Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot
c.1810-1812 / Oil on canvas / 16″x12-3/4″ / Private collection

Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot on Artnet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Haudebourt-Lescot

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/antoine-cecile-hortense-haudebourt-lescot/
https://www.gallery19c.com/artists/204-hortense-haudebourt-lescot/overview/
Figuration Feminine: https://bit.ly/3oLGUjS

Born December 13~ Hedda Morrison

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Hedda Morrison (December 13, 1908-December 3, 1991) was a German photographer who created historically significant documentary images of Beijing, Hong Kong, and Sarawak from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Morrison

Two Taoist priests below the fairy palm cliff by Hedda Morrison
1935 / Gelatin silver photograph / 11 5/8″x9″ / National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, AU

Hedda Morrison on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/hedda-hammer-morrison/

Further reading:
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morrison-hedwig-marie-hedda-20706
https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/e86b96fea88bdcd083c2d612d4c48e54/hedda-morrison/index.html
https://www.hpcbristol.net/collections/morrison-hedda

Born December 12~ Helen Frankenthaler

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American artist Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928-December 27, 2011) developed a technique of thinning pigments with turpentine so they soaked into and stained the unprimed canvas instead of resting on the surface.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Frankenthaler

Jacob’s Ladder by Helen Frankenthaler
1957 / Oil on canvas / 113-3/8″x69-7/8″ / Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Helen Frankenthaler on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-frankenthaler/

Further reading:
https://www.frankenthalerfoundation.org/
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/frankenthaler-helen
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-radical-beauty-of-helen-frankenthalers-woodcuts
https://www.skowheganart.org/helen-frankenthaler

Born December 11~ Marjorie Henderson Buell

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Marjorie Henderson Buell (December 11, 1904-May 30, 1993) was an American cartoonist who worked under the pen name Marge. She was best known as the creator of Little Lulu.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_(cartoonist)

The First Appearance of Little Lulu by Marjorie Henderson Buell
February 23, 1935 issue, Saturday Evening Post / Drawing / 6.5″x7″ / Private collection

Marjorie Henderson Buell on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marjorie-henderson-buell/

Further reading:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marge.htm
https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Buell__Marjorie
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2006/11/little-lulu-comes-to-harvard/

 

Born December 10~ Elizabeth Olds

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Elizabeth Olds (December 10, 1896-March 4, 1991) was an American artist known for her work in developing silkscreen as a fine arts medium. She was also a painter, illustrator, and author of children’s books.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Olds

Me and Her by Elizabeth Olds
c.1940-1970 / Screenprint on paper / 17″x13″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Elizabeth Olds on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elizabeth-olds/

Further reading:
https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/elizabeth-olds/
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/1781/Olds/Elizabeth
http://thefancifullobster.blogspot.com/2018/01/printmakers-you-should-know-elizabeth.html

Born December 9~ Margaret Brundage

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Margaret Brundage (December 9, 1900-April 9, 1976) was an American illustrator and painter, remembered chiefly for having illustrated the pulp magazine Weird Tales.
Biography on Society of Illustrators site: https://societyillustrators.org/award-winners/margaret-brundage/

Cover of Weird Tales by Margaret Brundage
May 1934 / Ink on paper / Illustration size 10″x7″ / Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA

Margaret Brundage on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/margaret-brundage/

Further reading:
https://www.korshakcollection.com/margaret-brundage
https://awomantoknow.substack.com/p/a-woman-to-know-margaret-brundage
https://chicagology.com/chicagoartists/brundage/

Born December 8~ Nellie V. Walker

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Nellie Verne Walker (December 8, 1874-July 10, 1973) was an American sculptor. At 4’8″ and less than a hundred pounds, Walker seemed an unlikely candidate to be a sculptor. Because of her diminutive size and monumental work, she became known as “the lady who lived on ladders.”
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Walker

“That Best Portion of a Good Man’s Life His Little Nameless Unremembered Acts of Kindness and of Love”
Shippey family monument by Nellie Verne Walker
1922 / Rosehiil Cemetery, Chicago / Photograph by Jim Craig

Nellie V. Walker’s obituary on newspapers.com: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16400459/nellie-walker-death/

Further reading:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=388
Nellie Verne Walker: An Appreciation by Josephine Craven on Google Books: https://bit.ly/3EINf5i
https://gravelyspeaking.com/2016/03/19/sculptress/

Born December 7~ Lilian Westcott Hale

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Lilian Westcott Hale (December 7, 1880-November 3, 1963) was an American Impressionist painter. Hale’s art education included studying with William Merritt Chase at Shinnecock Hills in 1899.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Westcott_Hale

L’Edition de Luxe by Lilian Westcott Hale
1910 / Oil on canvas / 23″x15-1/8″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Lilian Westcott Hale on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lilian-westcott-hale/

Further reading:
http://www.tfaoi.com/newsm1/n1m124.htm
https://www.vosegalleries.com/artists/lilian-westcott-hale
https://atsunnyside.blog/2022/02/22/lilian-westcott-hale-american-impressionist-and-portraitist/

Born December 6~ Lucia Fairchild Fuller

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Lucia Fairchild Fuller (December 6, 1870-May 21, 1924) was an American painter and member of the New Hampshire Cornish Art Colony. She was a founding member and treasurer of the American Society of Miniature Painters.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia_Fairchild_Fuller

Clara B. Fuller by Lucia Fairchild Fuller
1898 / Watercolor on ivory / 4-1/2″x2-13/16″ / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Lucia Fairchild Fuller on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucia-fairchild-fuller/

Further reading:
http://americancenturies.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=194
https://arthur.io/art/lucia-fairchild-fuller/women-of-plymouth
https://asllinea.org/lucia-fairchild-fuller/