Tag Archives: Art History

Born July 24~ Frances (“Fanny”) Palmer

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Frances (“Fanny”) Flora Bond Palmer (July 24, 1812-August 20, 1876) was an English artist who became successful in the United States as a lithographer for Currier and Ives.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Flora_Bond_Palmer

Woman Holding Flowers by Frances F. Palmer
1847 / Lithograph; black & white inks on beige paper / Sheet: 12-3/4″x8-1/4″ / The Met, New York, NY

Frances F. Palmer on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/frances-f-palmer/

Further reading:
https://raleigh.aiga.org/you-should-know-fanny-palmer/
https://heald.nga.gov/mediawiki/index.php/Frances_Palmer
http://lastingimpressions.winterthur.org/fannypalmer/

Born July 23~ Hilda Wilkinson Brown

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Hilda Rue Wilkinson Brown (July 23, 1894–July 12, 1981) was an American illustrator, painter, printmaker, and educator.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Rue_Wilkinson_Brown

Oak Bluffs by Hilda Wilkinson Brown
c.1940 / Graphite, with erasing on paper / 16″x11″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Hilda Wilkinson Brown on Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/artist/brown-hilda-wilkinson-em2sag38dq/

Further reading:
https://kindredspiritsfilm.com/the-artists/
https://allarts.org/programs/kindred-spirits-artists-hilda-wilkinson-brown-and-lilian-thomas-burwell/summers-oak-bluffs-7s7ih5/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/07/15/hilda-brown-professor-of-art-at-college-dies/af0a2bd3-b75d-4401-8346-99ef1ce045ce/
https://www.wnyc.org/story/brownies-book-anna-holmes/

Born July 22~ Claire Falkenstein

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Claire Falkenstein (July 22, 1908-October 23, 1997) was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, jewelry designer, and teacher best known for her large-scale fusions of metal and melted glass.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Falkenstein

Conic by Claire Falkenstein
1959 / Brazed copper / 70″x38-1⁄2″x10-1⁄2″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Claire Falkenstein on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/claire-falkenstein/

Further reading:
https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/en/art/artists/claire-falkenstein/
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/claire-falkenstein/
https://worcester.emuseum.com/people/4982/claire-falkenstein;jsessionid=52B136A763FBCA646D9B3295C7965290/objects

Born July 21~ Edwina Dumm

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Frances Edwina Dumm (July 21, 1893-April 28, 1990) was a comic strip artist, writer, and illustrator, as well as America’s first full-time female editorial cartoonist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwina_Dumm

Cap Stubbs & Tippie by Edwina Dumm
Cap Stubbs was a strip that debuted in 1918 and lasted under various titles until Edwina Dumm retired in 1966
https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=465318

Edwina Dumm on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/edwina-dumm/

Further reading:
https://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_exhibits/edwinadumm/biography.html
https://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2016/08/ink-slinger-profiles-by-alex-jay-edwina.html
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/e/edwina.htm

Born July 20~ Anne Ryan

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Anne Ryan (July 20, 1889-April 18, 1954) was a writer, painter, printmaker, and collagist who belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Ryan

Collage, 353 by Anne Ryan
1949 / Cut-and-pasted colored paper, cloth, and string on paper / 7-1/2″x6-7/8″ / MoMA, NYC

Anne Ryan on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anne-ryan/

Further reading:
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/anne-ryan/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/anne-ryan-4198
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2010/anne-ryan

Born July 19~ Marcel Moore

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Marcel Moore (July 19, 1892-February 19, 1972) was a French illustrator, collage artist, and designer. She is best known for her collaborative writing and photography with her partner Claude Cahun.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Moore

Judith by Marcel Moore
1926 / Illustration for Claude Cahun’s Héroïnes series of monologues / Jersey Heritage Trust

Marcel Moore on SFMOMA: https://www.sfmoma.org/artist/Marcel_Moore/

Further reading:
https://queerculturalcenter.org/claude-cahun/
http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biom5/moore03.html
https://lithub.com/how-a-queer-couple-masterminded-a-nazi-resistance-campaign/

Born July 18~ Elisabeth von Eicken

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Elisabeth von Eicken (July 18, 1862-July 21, 1940 was a German landscape painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_von_Eicken

Fishermen on the Bodden near Ahrenshoop by Elisabeth von Eicken
C.1895 / Oil on canvas / 12-3/5″x9-4/5″ / Private collection

Elisabeth von Eicken on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabeth-von-eicken/

Further reading:
https://www.askart.com/artist/Elisabeth_von_Eicken/11147979/Elisabeth_von_Eicken.aspx
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://galerie-der-panther.de/elisabeth-von-eicken/&prev=search&pto=aue
http://watercoloursdpk.blogspot.com/2010/04/joop-van-egmond.html

Born July 17~ Berenice Abbott

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Berenice Alice Abbott (July 17, 1898-December 9, 1991) was an American photographer best known for her photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, especially of NYC.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenice_Abbott

New York City at Night by Berenice Abbott
1932 / Gelatin silver print / 13-1/2″x10 1/2″ / Various collections

Berenice Abbott on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/berenice-abbott/

Further reading:
http://www.artsmia.org/get-the-picture/print/abbott.shtml
https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/en/art/artists/berenice-abbott/
https://huxleyparlour.com/artists/berenice-abbott/

Born July 16~ Mildred Coughlin

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Mildred Coughlin (July 16, 1892-December 3, 1984) was an American artist known for painting, illustration, and printmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Coughlin

Corner of Christopher and Bleeker St., N.Y. by Mildred Coughlin
C.1924-1930 / Etching on paper / 6-1⁄8″x5-1⁄4″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

More links:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/462/Coughlin/Mildred
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.33310.html#works
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection-artist/mildred-coughlin
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/info.php?museum=all&page=0&v=1&s=Coughlin%2C+Mildred+Marion&type=all&t=objects&f=&d=

Born July 15 (or not?*)~ Bessie MacNicol

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Elizabeth “Bessie” MacNicol (1869–1904) was a Scottish painter and member of the Glasgow Girls group of artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_MacNicol

A Girl of the Sixties by Bessie MacNicol
c.1900 / Oil on canvas / 32″x24″ / Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Scotland, UK

Bessie MacNicol on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/bessie-macnicol/

Further reading:
https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSE01167&t=2
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/macnicol-bessie-18691904
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/glossary-terms/glasgow-girls

* Wikipedia lists the date as July 5, Grove Art Online lists it as July 15, and Benezit Dictionary of Artists as July 17, and various sites support one or another of these three. I have arbitrarily chosen to go with the 15th.