Tag Archives: Artists’ Birthdays

Born October 1~ Margaretta Angelica Peale

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Margaretta Angelica Peale (October 1, 1795-January 17, 1882) was an American painter, the daughter of James Peale of the Peale family of artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaretta_Angelica_Peale

Cake, Raisins and Nuts by Margaretta Angelica Peale
1829 / Oil on canvas / 16-1/2″x19-1/3″ / Private collection

Margaretta Angelica Peale on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/margaretta-angelica-peale/

Further reading:
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/strawberries-cherries
https://ink.nbmaa.org/people/1217/margaretta-angelica-peale;jsessionid=AB2625F7D2F6472EE3373A2FF37B3530
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=SC+1952.53

Born September 30~ Mary Rogers Williams

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Mary Rogers Williams (September 30, 1857-September 17, 1907) was an American Tonalist and Impressionist artist known for portraits and landscapes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rogers_Williams

A Girl in Red by Mary Rogers Williams
Pre-1901 / Oil on panel / 21″x14″ / Private collection

“American Impressionist Mary Rogers Williams Is Finally Getting the Recognition She Deserves”
https://www.vogue.com/article/mary-rogers-williams-biography-eve-kahn-interview

Further reading:
https://www.artandobject.com/news/rescuing-american-impressionist-mary-rogers-williams-obscurity
https://fineartconnoisseur.com/2019/12/mary-rogers-williams/
https://www.themagazineantiques.com/article/mary-rogers-williams-eve-kahn/

Born September 29~ Olga Jevrić

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Olga Jevrić (September 29, 1922-February 10, 2014) was a Serbian sculptor. Jevrić worked with a mixture of cement, iron dust, rods, and nails in order to create distinct abstract forms.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Jevri%C4%87

Articulation of the Space IV (Grasshopper) by Olga Jevrić
1958 / Ferric oxide, iron / 11-4/5″x9-4/5″ / www.handelstreetprojects.com

Olga Jevrić at Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts:
https://www.sanu.ac.rs/en/sasa-gallery-of-visual-arts-and-music/art-collection/the-legacy-of-olga-jevric/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/olga-jevric/
https://magazine.artland.com/olga-jevric-sculpture-peer-gallery/
https://www.henry-moore.org/whats-on/2016/02/03/olga-jevri-proposals-for-monuments#

Born September 28~ Warja Lavater

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Warja Honegger-Lavater (September 28, 1913-May 3, 2007) was a Swiss artist and illustrator best known for utilizing pictograms as graphic representations of language in her later work.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warja_Lavater

Homo sapiens? (Folded Story, no.13) by Warja Lavater
1965 / Lithographs on cream wove paper / 6-7/16″x3-5/8″x7/16″ / Toledo Museum of Art, OH

Warja Lavater’s “Twenty-three hundred years of medical costume”: https://bit.ly/2Y9fWrI

Further reading:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/4455/Honegger-Lavater/Warja
http://dallaslibrary2.org/blogs/bookedSolid/2020/02/warja-lavater-writing-pictures-and-drawing-books/
https://exhibits.library.illinois.edu/s/rbml/page/little-red-riding-hood

Born September 27~ Mary Grierson

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Mary Anderson Grierson (September 27, 1912-January 30, 2012) was a Welsh-born Scottish illustrator and longtime staff artist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Grierson

Epigeneium Coelogyne by Mary Grierson
ND / Watercolor on paper / 15-3/4″x11-2/5″ / Shirley Sherwood Gallery at Kew, London, UK

Mary Grierson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mary-grierson/

Further reading:
https://www.huntbotanical.org/exhibitions/show.php?85
https://suffolkartists.co.uk/index.cgi?choice=painter&pid=4222
https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/about-mary-grierson.html

Born September 26~ Mary Shepard Greene

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Mary Shepard Greene Blumenschein (September 26, 1869-May 24, 1958) was an American painter, illustrator, and jewelry designer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shepard_Greene

“Dorothy Speaks in Meeting” / Illustration by Mary Shepard Greene
1915 / Story by Maravene Thompson in The American Magazine, February issue

Mary Shepard Greene on Tumbler: https://maryblumenschein.tumblr.com/

Further reading:
https://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/post/165364159321/pictured-above-is-mary-shepard-greene
https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/women-fight-for-the-vote/about-this-exhibition/new-tactics-for-a-new-generation-1890-1915/marketing-of-the-movement/harnessing-the-visual-power-of-postcards-and-greeting-cards/
https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/NM-01-055-0182

Born September 25~ Sonia Gechtoff

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Sonia Gechtoff (September 25, 1926-February 1, 2018) was an American abstract expressionist artist; her primary medium was painting.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Gechtoff

Etya by Sonia Gechtoff
1958 / Oil on canvas / 109″x68″ / Oakland Museum of California

Sonia Gechtoff on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sonia-gechtoff/

Further reading:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/783/Gechtoff/Sonia
https://hyperallergic.com/521757/a-forgotten-painter-and-her-visionary-abstraction/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sonia-gechtoff-obituary-1217393

Born September 24~ Margaret Neilson Armstrong

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Margaret Neilson Armstrong (September 24, 1867-July 18, 1944) was a designer of cloth bookbindings who produced over 250 cover designs. She was also an accomplished botanist, editor, and author.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Neilson_Armstrong

Margaret Armstrong’s cover design and lettering for Twenty Centuries of Paris
Written by Mabell S.C. Smith / Published 1913 / Image from Project Gutenberg

Margaret Neilson Armstrong covers and illustrations on The Met website: https://bit.ly/3kBYK6G

Further reading:
https://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/exhibits/margaretarmstrong/
https://rarebookschool.org/2005/exhibitions/armstrong.shtml
https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/3351

Born September 23~ Louise Nevelson

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Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899-April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Nevelson

Untitled by Louise Nevelson
1976-78 / Wood painted black / 86-1/4″x43-1/2″x5″ / Estate of Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/louise-nevelson/

Further reading:
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/nevelson-louise
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/louise-nevelson/
https://paceprints.com/louise-nevelson

Born September 22~ Alma Thomas

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Alma Woodsey Thomas (September 22, 1891-February 24, 1978) was an African-American artist and educator who is best known for her colorful, abstract compositions.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Thomas

Breeze Rustling Through Fall Flowers by Alma Thomas
1968 / Acrylic on canvas / 57-7/8″x50″ / The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC

Alma Thomas on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/alma-woodsey-thomas/

Further reading:
https://www.moma.org/artists/47098
https://www.artnews.com/feature/alma-thomas-who-is-she-why-is-she-important-1234599867/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/alma-thomas-retrospective-1973476

“Alma W. Thomas:: Everything Is Beautiful” exhibition: https://chrysler.org/exhibition/alma-thomas/