Born August 17~ Bessie Potter Vonnoh

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (August 17, 1872-March 8, 1955) was an American sculptor best known for her small bronzes and garden fountains.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Potter_Vonnoh

Modern Madonna by Bessie Potter Vonnoh
1904 / Bronze / 15-1/8″x15″x8-1/2″ / Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

Bessie Potter Vonnoh on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/bessie-potter-vonnoh/

Further reading:
https://www.taylorandgraham.com/artists/382-bessie-potter-vonnoh/
https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/essie-potter-vonnoh-sculptor-of-women/
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bess/hd_bess.htm

Born August 16~ Ylla

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Ylla (born Camilla Koffler; August 16, 1911-March 30, 1955) was a Hungarian photographer who specialized in animal photography.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ylla

Elephant by Ylla
1950 / Sheet-fed gravure / 10-3/8″x8″ / Private collection

Ylla on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ylla/

Further reading:
http://www.pryordodge.com/ylla.html
https://hundredheroines.org/featured/ylla/
https://vault.si.com/vault/1955/04/11/tragedy-in-india

Born August 15~ Alice Taylor Gafford

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Alice Taylor Gafford (August 15, 1886-October 27, 1981) was an American artist and educator. Gafford was a nurse for 25 years before studying at Otis and beginning her career in art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Taylor_Gafford

Tea Party by Alice Taylor Gafford
1967 / Oil painting / Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA

Alice Taylor Gafford on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/alice-taylor-gafford/

Further reading:
https://www.holmesartgallery.com/alicetaylorgafford
https://aaregistry.org/story/one-of-l-a-s-finest-alice-t-gafford/
https://www.digmaglb.com/blog/category/decade-by-decade-women-artists-of-california

Born August 14~ Joyce Dennys

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Isobel Dorothy Joyce Dennys (August 14, 1893-February 23, 1991) was an English cartoonist, illustrator, and painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Dennys

Women’s Royal Naval Service by Joyce Dennys
1917 / Lithographic poster / 29-3/4″x19-2/5″ / Imperial War Museum, London, UK

Joyce Dennys on British Red Cross Museum & Archives

Further reading:
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/dennys-joyce-18931991
http://www.devonremembers.co.uk/content/ww1-stories/nurse-artist-and-author
http://www.edwardianpromenade.com/war/the-abcs-of-the-v-a-d/

Born August 13~ Margaret Tafoya

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Maria Margarita “Margaret” Tafoya (August 13, 1904-February 25, 2001) was the matriarch of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. Santa Clara Pueblo is famous for producing hand-crafted pottery, specifically blackware and redware with deep engravings.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tafoya

Olla (Water Jar) by Margaret Tafoya
c.1940-1970 / Clay / 5″x5″ / Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

Margaret Tafoya on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/margaret-tafoya/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/margaret-tafoya/
https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/margaret-tafoya
https://americanindian.si.edu/static/exhibitions/infinityofnations/southwest/243736.html

Born August 12~ Bashka Paeff

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Bashka Paeff (August 12, 1889-January 24, 1979), was an American sculptor who worked primarily in bronze and marble.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashka_Paeff

Sacrifices of War (WWI Sailors and Soldiers Memorial) by Bashka Paeff
1925 / Bronze / Relief: 8-1/2 feet x 11 feet / Kittery, Maine, USA

Bashka Paeff on Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog

More links:
https://jwa.org/thisweek/may/31/1926/bashka-paeff
https://artsake.massculturalcouncil.org/white-house-canine-sculpture-made-with-pennies/
https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?fq=online_media_type%3A%22Images%22&q=Paeff+Bashka

Born August 11~ Mary Fairchild MacMonnies Low

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Mary Louise Fairchild MacMonnies Low (August 11, 1858-May 23, 1946) was, during her years in Paris, one of the most successful American women painters of her generation.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fairchild_MacMonnies_Low

Two Women Chatting in a Garden with a Mill by Mary Fairchild MacMonnies Low
1887 / Oil on canvas / 71″x56-3/4″ / Private collection

Mary Fairchild MacMonnies Low on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mary-fairchild-macmonnies-low/

Further reading:
https://reidhall.globalcenters.columbia.edu/macmonnies
https://bronxvillehistoricalconservancy.org/art-collection/mary-fairchild-low/
“Discover the life and work of Mary Fairchild MacMonnies-Low” on Ministry of Culture, France

“Art and Handicraft in the Woman’s Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893”~
includes illustrations of the missing murals by MacMonnies and Cassatt

 

Born August 10~ Susanne Maria von Sandrart

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Susanne Maria von Sandrart (August 10, 1658-December 20, 1716) was a German artist and engraver.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanne_Maria_von_Sandrart

Reading Woman and Big Cat, Looking in the Mirror by Susanne Maria von Sandrart
Pen and ink drawing / Germanisches National Museum, Nuremberg, Germany

Further reading:
https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/69609
https://www.teeuwisse.de/catalogues/susanna-maria-von-sandrart-portrait-of-the-poet-gabrielle-charlotte-patin
In the shadow of big names: The artist Susanna Maria von Sandrart via Google Translate
Portrait of Susanna Maria von Sandrart via Google Translate

Born August 9~ Mary Agnes Yerkes

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Mary Agnes Yerkes (August 9, 1886-November 8, 1989) was an American Impressionist painter, photographer, and artisan.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Agnes_Yerkes

Blue Boat by Mary Agnes Yerkes
c.1920 / Oil on canvas / Dimensions? / Private collection

Mary Agnes Yerkes on MutualArt:
https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Mary-Agnes-Yerkes/CD81399B02DFD408/Artworks

Further reading:
https://oprfmuseum.org/people/mary-agnes-yerkes
http://illinoiswomenartists.org/mary-agnes-yerkes/
https://webkiosk.springville.org/artist-maker/info/823

Born August 8~ Ruth Francken

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Ruth Francken (August 8, 1924-September 12, 2006) was a Czech-American sculptor, painter, and furniture designer who was mostly active in Paris.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Francken

La Saisie by Ruth Francken / 1973 / Photographic paper, metal, cord, linen
61-4/5″x44″x3-1/2″ / Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, NL

Ruth Francken on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ruth-francken/

More links:
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/ey-exhibition-world-goes-pop/artist-biography/ruth-francken
https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ressources/personne/cAbzj5E
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/ruth-francken/