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Born August 22~ Agnes Pelton

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Agnes Lawrence Pelton (August 22, 1881-March 13, 1961) was a visionary symbolist who painted modernist works reflecting her spiritual interests.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Lawrence_Pelton

Winter by Agnes Pelton
1933 / Oil on canvas / 30″x28″ / Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

Agnes Pelton on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-pelton/

Further reading:
https://brooklynrail.org/2018/06/criticspage/Agnes-Pelton-The-Familiar-Sublime
https://theosophyart.org/2020/12/09/agnes-pelton-and-theosophy/
https://www.californiadesertart.com/lost-farm-the-rediscovered-homestead-of-agnes-pelton/

Born August 21~ Mary Lizzie Macomber

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Mary Lizzie Macomber (August 21, 1861-February 4, 1916) was an American artist who painted in the style of the Pre-Raphaelites. Much of her work was lost during a fire in her studio in 1903.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lizzie_Macomber

Saint Catherine by Mary Lizzie Macomber
1896 / Oil on canvas / 32-7/8″x24-1/8″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Mary Lizzie Macomber on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mary-lizzie-macomber/

More links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9EvwZaSJ5M
http://arcadiasystems.org/academia/cassatt6g.html#macomber
https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/macomber-mary-lizzie-1861-1916

Born August 20~ Teresa del Pò

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Teresa del Pò (August 20, 1649-August 5, 1716) was an Italian painter and engraver of the late Baroque.
Biography translated from Italian Wikipedia:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_del_Po

Magdalena in Ecstasy attributed to Teresa del Pò
1678 / Silverpoint, watercolor on parchment / 9-1/10″x6-9/10″ / Private collection

Teresa del Pò on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/teresa-del-po/

Further reading:
http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/PO.pdf
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG40862
Google translation of Teresa del Po (1649-1716): https://bit.ly/3yX4TiG

 

Born August 19~ Florine Stettheimer

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Florine Stettheimer (August 19, 1871-May 11, 1944) was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florine_Stettheimer

Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz by Florine Stettheimer
1928 / Oil on canvas / 38″ 26-1/4″ / Alfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Florine Stettheimer on MoMA: https://mo.ma/3k2b6n3

Further reading:
https://hyperallergic.com/329408/florine-stettheimer-feminist-provocateur/
https://stories.thejewishmuseum.org/the-stetties-florine-stettheimer-and-her-sisters-a377eaa7b04d
https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/stettheimer-dollhouse-0

Born August 18~ Gertrude Hermes

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Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes OBE RA (August 18, 1901-May 9, 1983) was a British sculptor, wood engraver, lino-cutter, illustrator, and designer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Hermes

  • Swallows by Gertrude Hermes 1933 / Wood engraving on paper / 7-1/2″x5″ / Tate Britain, UK
  • Bird in Hand by Gertrude Hermes 1931 / Lignum vitae wood / 15-5/8″x7-9/10″x5-1/4″ / The Whitworth, Manchester, UK

Gertrude Hermes on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gertrude-hermes/

Further reading:
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/hermes-gertrude-19011983
https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/8040/wild-girl-the-artistic-rebellion-of-gertrude-hermes
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/art-design/2020/08/greats-outdoors-gertrude-hermes-and-landscape-ancient-and-modern

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