Born July 8~ Käthe Kollwitz

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Käthe Kollwitz (July 8, 1867-April 22, 1945) was a German artist who worked in painting, etching, lithography, woodcuts, and sculpture.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4the_Kollwitz

Two Children at the Bannister by Käthe Kollwitz
c.1927, Charcoal on faded drawing cardboard / Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Cologne, Germany

Käthe Kollwitz on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/k%C3%A4the-kollwitz/

Further reading:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/kathe-kollwitz-agent-of-change/
https://www.artic.edu/articles/910/kathe-kollwitz-an-art-of-resistance
https://www.kaethe-kollwitz.berlin/en/

Born July 7~ Gertrud Natzler

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Gertrud Amon Natzler (July 7, 1908-June 3, 1971) was an Austrian-American ceramicist whose collaboration with her husband Otto Natzler helped elevate ceramics to the status of fine art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud_Natzler

Bell with clapper and ornament by Gertrud Natzler
1962–1965 / Ceramic / 12-1/2″x8″ / Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA

Gertrud Natzler on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gertrud-natzler/

Further reading:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/gertrud-natzler-5898
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/natzler-gertrud-amon
https://www.johnmoran.com/2019/04/22/partners-in-pottery-the-life-and-work-of-otto-gertrud-natzler/

Born July 6~ Frida Kahlo

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Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (July 6, 1907-July 13, 1954) is one of Mexico’s best-known artists, often described as a surrealist or magical realist painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo

El Suicidio de Dorothy Hale by Frida Kahlo
1939 / Oil on Masonite with painted frame / 23-4/5″x19-1/10″ / Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

Frida Kahlo on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/frida-kahlo/

Further reading:
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/frida-kahlo-smithsonian
https://www.kqed.org/news/11848986/inside-frida-kahlo-and-diego-riveras-life-in-san-francisco
https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/en/frida-kahlo-en/

Born July 5~ Virginia R. Harris

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Virginia R. Harris (born July 5, 1937) is a quilt maker and master fabric artist whose work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum, the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and many private collections.
No biography available

Seeing Red by Virginia R. Harris
2000 / Fabrics: silk; cotton; other / 54″ x 40″ / Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO

World Quilts: The American Story~ https://worldquilts.quiltstudy.org/americanstory/engagement/politics

More links:
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/candy-box-71469
https://youtu.be/-s9msbBkEJU
https://youtu.be/QbWimgNIzr0

Born July 4~ Edmonia Lewis

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Edmonia Lewis (c.July 4, 1844-September 17, 1907) was a sculptor of African American and Native American heritage who was among the first black sculptors known to achieve international fame.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Edmonia Lewis
1872 / Marble / Height: 27″ / Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, UK

Edmonia Lewis on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/edmonia-lewis/

Further reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/obituaries/overlooked-edmonia-lewis-sculptor.html
https://hyperallergic.com/434881/edmonia-lewis-grave/
http://iraaa.museum.hamptonu.edu/page/Rare-Edmonia-Lewis-Photo-Discovered
https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/edmonia-lewis-smithsonian-american-art-museum/gQJi3NKm3VagLg?hl=en

Born July 3~ Maria Martin

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Maria Martin Bachman (July 3, 1796-December 27, 1863) was an American painter and scientific illustrator. She contributed many of the background paintings for Audubon’s The Birds of America.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Martin

Bachman’s Warbler / Audubon-Martin collaboration
1863 / Watercolor, graphite, gouache, with touches of black ink and pastel and selective glazing
Named for Maria Martin’s brother-in-law and later husband, Reverend John Bachman

Maria’s Woodpecker~ Maria was honored by Audubon in Birds of America. He named Maria’s Woodpecker for her; this is now considered a subspecies of the Hairy Woodpecker and unfortunately no longer bears her name.

Further reading:
https://uh.edu/engines/epi891.htm
http://lepcurious.blogspot.com/2015/04/steam-empowered-maria-martin-bachman.html
Audubon’s Method and Technique: https://www.audubon-prints.com/audubon-method-and-technique/

Born July 2~ Fumiko Hori

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Fumiko Hori (July 2, 1918-February 5, 2019) was a Japanese artist best known for her paintings in the modern Japanese style of Nihonga.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumiko_Hori

Bippu to Chocho [Bip and the Butterfly] illustrated by Fumiko Hori
1956 / Written by Jun’ichi Yoda/ Published by Fukuinkan Shoten

Fumiko Hori on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/fumiko-hori/

Further reading:
https://artscape.jp/artscape/eng/ht/1803.html
https://www.japanese-painting.com/artist/fumiko_hori/
https://jptca.org/en/publicart500/#visualStage
http://theartroomplant.blogspot.com/2017/01/fumiko-hori-i.html

Born July 1~ Alice Barber Stephens

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Alice Barber Stephens (July 1, 1858-July 13, 1932) was an American painter and engraver, best remembered for her illustrations.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Barber_Stephens

“Selma threw herself at full length on the ground” by Alice Barber Stephens
1895 / Watercolor and gouache / Sheet size: 21-1/2″x14-3/5″
Illustration for story “Three Chapters” by Gertrude Blake Stanton / The Cosmopolitan magazine / April 1895

Alice Barber Stephens on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/alice-barber-stephens/

Further reading:
https://emuseum.delart.org/people/1319/alice-barber-stephens
http://collections.brandywine.org/objects/5261/the-woman-in-business
https://arttimesjournal.com/art/Art_Essays/winter_14_rena_robey/alice_barber_stephens.html

Born June 30~ Sigrid Kopfermann

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Sigrid Kopfermann (June 30, 1923-June 25, 2011) was a German painter, graphic artist, and art teacher.
Biography on German Wikipedia: From Google Translate

Landschaft (Landscape) by Sigrid Kopfermann
1993 / Mixed media on canvas / 39-2/5″x27-2/5″ / Found on Van Ham auction site

Sigrid Kopfermann on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sigrid-kopfermann/

Further reading: (all in Google Translate from German)
Sigrid Kopfermann
Sigrid Kopfermann was born in 1923…
Sigrid Kopfermann – An Obituary

Born June 29~ Helen Hokinson

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Helen Elna Hokinson (June 29, 1893-November 1, 1949) was an American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her work for The New Yorker.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_E._Hokinson

Helen Hokinson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-hokinson/

Further reading:
https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/04/10/hokinson/
https://www.dbdowd.com/illustration-history/2015/11/13/helen-e-hokinson
http://www.tcj.com/helen-e-hokinson/

Helen Hokinson cartoon
c.1943 / Ink wash and collage / Published in New Yorker, June 19, 1943

Woman in a Rowboat by Helen Hokinson
1932 / Ceramic / 5-5/8″x7-1/2″ / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
“Helen Hokinson also worked briefly in pottery, creating small ceramic figural works”