Tag Archives: Artists’ Birthdays

Born June 12~ Anni Albers

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Anni Albers (June 12, 1899-May 9, 1994) was a textile designer, weaver, writer, printmaker, and teacher who inspired a reconsideration of fabrics as an art form.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anni_Albers

Development in Rose II by Anni Albers
1952 / Linen / 24-3/8″x17-3/4″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Anni Albers on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anni-albers/

Further reading:
https://www.thetextileatlas.com/craft-stories/anni-albers
https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/anni-albers-the-designers-artist-who-put-women-on-the-grid/
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/anni-albers/
https://albersfoundation.org/artists/biographies/

Born June 11~ Worden Day

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Esther Worden Day (June 11, 1912-January 27, 1986) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and curator.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worden_Day

Now Flowing by Worden Day
1956 / Color woodcut on paper / 9″x7-1/16″ / RISD Museum, Providence, RI

Worden Day on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/worden-day/

Further reading:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/532/Day/Worden
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/worden-day/
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/worden-day-papers-9297

Born June 10*~ Mabel Wellington Jack

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* per the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mabel Wellington Jack (1890 or 1899-1970) was an American printmaker. Not much seems to be known about her aside from lithographs published by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Wellington_Jack

Hoboken Ferry by Mabel Wellington Jack
c.1935-42 / Lithograph / Sheet size: 17-1/8×11-1/2″ / Private collection

Mabel Wellington Jack on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mabel-wellington-jack/

More links:
https://gallery.newarkmuseum.org/view/objects/asimages/People@1050550?t:state:flow=f9870e7d-c5b3-410b-a897-df7c3730ec3e
https://nddaily.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-incredible-lithographs-of-mabel.html
https://www.fdrlibrary.org/art-detail

Born June 9~ Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

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Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (June 9, 1877-March 18, 1968), an American sculptor, is known for her groundbreaking depictions of the African and African-American experience.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Vaux_Warrick_Fuller

Ethiopia by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller / c.1921 / Paint on plaster / 13″x3-1/2″x3-7/8″
National Museum of African American History and Culture, DC

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/meta-vaux-warrick-fuller/

Further reading:
http://biographies.framinghamhistory.org/meta-warrick-fuller/
https://www.themagazineantiques.com/article/the-sculpture-of-meta-vaux-warrick-fuller/
https://danforth.framingham.edu/exhibition/meta-fuller/

Born June 8~ Alice Rahon

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Alice Rahon (June 8, 1904-September 1987) was a French/Mexican poet and artist whose work combined pared-down figuration and materials including sand, string, and pulverized volcanic rock.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Rahon

Self-Portrait with Autobiography by Alice Rahon
1948 / Oil and sand on canvas / 28″x22″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Alice Rahon on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/alice-rahon/

Further reading:
https://www.bonhams.com/video/31740/
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/alice-rahon/
https://thewomensstudio.net/2019/08/20/alice-rahon/

Born June 7~ Evelyn Statsinger

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Evelyn Statsinger (June 7, 1927-February 13, 2016) was a multi-disciplinary artist working across media, including painting, drawing, and sculpture.
Biography on Gray Gallery: https://www.richardgraygallery.com/artists/estate-of-evelyn-statsinger

Bountiful Landscape by Evelyn Statsinger
1976 / Oil on linen / 48″x38″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Evelyn Statsinger on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/evelyn-statsinger/

Further reading:
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-evelyn-statsinger-16267#transcript
https://www.richardgraygallery.com/viewing-rooms/evelyn-statsinger#tab:thumbnails
https://art.newcity.com/2016/02/25/in-memoriam-evelyn-statsinger-1927-2016/

Born June 6~ Coosje van Bruggen

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Coosje van Bruggen (June 6, 1942-January 10, 2009) was a Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coosje_van_Bruggen

Spoonbridge and Cherry by Coosje van Bruggen & Claes Oldenburg
1985-1988 / Aluminum, stainless steel, paint / 354″x618″x162″ / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

Coosje van Bruggen on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/coosje-van-bruggen/

Further reading:
https://dsmpublicartfoundation.org/artist/coosje-van-bruggen/
https://arthistorians.info/bruggenc
https://ocula.com/magazine/insights/claes-oldenburg-coosje-van-bruggen-shared-history/

Born June 5~ Jean Follett

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Jean Follett (June 5, 1917-July 6, 1990) was an American sculptor and assemblage artist. She was a member of the New York abstract art movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Follett

Many-Headed Creature by Jean Follett
1958 / Light switch and socket, cooling coils, window screen, nails, faucet knobs, mirror, twine, cinders, castor, springs, wood, wire chain, and rope on wood panel / 24″x24″x4-3/4″ / MoMA, NYC

Further reading:
https://www.hauserwirth.com/ursula/26214-retrospect-rediscovery-pioneering-artwork-jean-follett
https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/events/discovering-jean-follett-from-the-east-side-of-st-paul-to-new-york-city/
https://hyperallergic.com/351444/no-point-of-view-is-the-best-view-of-all-artists-working-between-1952-1965-many-of-whom-are-forgotten/
https://www.nyuad-artgallery.org/en_US/our-exhibitions/main-gallery/inventing-downtown-archive/

Born June 4(?)~ Natalia Goncharova

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Natalia Goncharova (June 16 [June 4 Old Style*] or July 3 [June 21 Old Style*] – October 17, 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Goncharova

Cyclist by Natalia Goncharova
1913 / Oil on canvas / 30-3/4″x41-1/3″ / The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, RU

Natalia Goncharova on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/natalia-sergeevna-goncharova/

Further reading:
https://collections.dma.org/essay/l6epkQDg
https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/natalia-goncharova/
https://magazine.artland.com/lost-and-found-artist-natalia-goncharova/

* Russian calendar~ https://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his241/notes/calendar.html
>Russian calendar conversion~ https://stevemorse.org/jcal/julian.html

Born June 3~ Rachel Ruysch

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Rachel Ruysch (June 3, 1664-October 12, 1750) was a Dutch still-life painter who specialized in flowers, inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Ruysch

Still Life with Fruit, Bird’s Nest and Insects by Rachel Ruysch
1716 / Oil on canvas / 30″x22-1/2″ / Dudmaston Hall, Shropshire, England

Rachel Ruysch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/rachel-ruysch/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/rachel-ruysch/
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/ruysch-rachel-16641750
https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/rachel-ruysch/