Born March 20~ Maria Longworth Storer

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Maria Longworth Nichols Storer (March 20, 1849-April 30, 1932) was an artist, the founder of Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a patron of fine art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Longworth_Storer

Vase by Maria Longworth Nichols Storer
c.1898 / Copper & silver electroplated on tin, semi-precious stones / 12 1/4″ tall / Cincinnati Art Museum, OH

Maria Longworth Storer on Google Arts & Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/m02x3n1g

Further reading:
https://thekingsfortune.com/maria-longworth-nichols-storer
https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/03/14/the-woman-behind-artful-american-ceramics/
https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/exhibits/show/the_rookwood_pottery_collectio/introduction

Born March 19~ Nancy Elizabeth Prophet

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Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (March 19, 1890-December 13, 1960) was an American sculptor noted in particular for her work in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Elizabeth_Prophet

Untitled Bust by Nancy Elizabeth Prophet
c.1922-1926 / Photograph of a piece, likely a portrait of her husband

Rhode Island College: Nancy Elizabeth Prophet Collection:
https://www.jstor.org/site/rhode-island-college/nancy-elizabeth-prophet/

Further reading:
https://johnstonsunrise.net/stories/back-in-the-day-the-artistic-journey-of-nancy-elizabeth-prophet,146478
https://aaregistry.org/story/nancy-elizabeth-prophet-an-unknown-sculptor/
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:786291/

 

Born March 18~ Josephine Nivison Hopper

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Josephine Nivison Hopper (March 18, 1883-March 6, 1968) was an American painter who studied under Robert Henri and Kenneth Hayes Miller, and won the Huntington Hartford Foundation fellowship. She was the wife of Edward Hopper.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Hopper

Untitled Landscape by Josephine Nivison Hopper
N.D. / Oil on Canvas / 36″x29″ / Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA

Josephine Nivison Hopper on Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/josephine-nivison-hopper

Further reading:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Josephine_Hopper
https://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php/woman/biography/josephine-nivison-hopper/
Tracing an Erased Artist in Multiple Archives: Josephine Verstille Nivison Hopper

Born March 17~ Hattie Saussy

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Hattie Saussy (March 17, 1890-January 13, 1978) was an artist from Georgia known for her portraits, landscapes, and still lifes in both oil and watercolor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_Saussy

Sunday Afternoon in Savannah by Hattie Saussy
Oil on canvas / 26″x20″ / The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC

Hattie Saussy on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/hattie-saussy/

Further reading:
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/hattie-saussy-1890-1978
Museum rediscovers work of woman artist
Launching Savannah’s Art Scene: Founders of the Savannah Art Club

Born March 16~ Anne Truitt

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Anne Truitt (March 16, 1921-December 23, 2004) was an American artist known for her large-scale Minimalist sculptures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Truitt

Morning Choice by Anne Truitt
1968 / Acrylic on marine mahogany plywood / 72″x14″x14″ / Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri

Anne Truitt on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anne-truitt/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/anne-truitt/
https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2017/in-the-tower-anne-truitt.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/anne-truitts-artistic-journey-143259617/

Born March 15~ Gerda Wegener

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Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener (March 15, 1886-July 28, 1940) was a Danish illustrator and painter. “Wegener is known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of gender and love of her time.”
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerda_Wegener

Portrait of Lili Elbe with Green Feather Fan by Gerda Wegener
1920 / Painting / 32 1/3″x24″ / Private collection

Gerda Wegener on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gerda-wegener/

Further reading:
https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/gerda-wegener/m0685sk?hl=en
https://arthur.io/art/gerda-wegener

Born March 14~ Ellen Mary Rope

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Ellen Mary Rope (March 14, 1855-September 13, 1934) was a British sculptor whose career stretched from 1885 until the early 1930s. She worked chiefly in bas-relief in stone, cast metal, or plaster.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Mary_Rope

Maquette for Moberly Memorial, Salisbury Cathedral by Ellen Mary Rope
1890 / Plaster relief / 40″x30 1/2″ / Private collection

Ellen Mary Rope on Suffolk Artists site: https://suffolkartists.co.uk/index.cgi?choice=painter&pid=547

Further reading:
http://www.arthur.rope.clara.net/EMR.htm#
https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/mapping/public/view/person.php?id=msib5_1206734288&search=Ellen%20Mary%20Rope
https://www.skinnerinc.com/news/blog/della-robbia-pottery-wall-plaque-by-ellen-mary-rope/

Born March 13~ Fannie Hillsmith

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Fannie Hillsmith (March 13, 1911-July 27, 2007) was an American artist from Boston who distinguished herself as a painter of Cubist-inspired still lifes and interiors.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Hillsmith

The Chair by Fannie Hillsmith
1960 / Collage with cut-paper, found objects, and graphite
19″x12 1/2″ / McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX

Fannie Hillsmith on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/fannie-hillsmith/

Further reading:
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/fannie-hillsmith/
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/fannie-hillsmith/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/fannie-hillsmith-2228

Born March 12~ Elaine de Kooning

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Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning (March 12, 1918-February 1, 1989) was an Abstract Expressionist and Figurative Expressionist painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_de_Kooning

Seated Man by Elaine de Kooning
c.1950-1952 / Oil on paper / 36 1/8″x24 1/8″ / The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC

Elaine de Kooning on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elaine-de-kooning/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/elaine-de-kooning/
https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/elaine-and-willem-de-kooning-the-summer-of-1948/
https://www.danspapers.com/2020/09/artists-residence-history-elaine-de-kooning-house/

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