Tag Archives: Artists’ Birthdays

Born February 2~ Loren MacIver

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Loren MacIver (February 2, 1909-March 3, 1998) was an American painter and the first woman represented in MoMA’s permanent collection.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_MacIver

Downstairs by Loren MacIver
c.1936-1939 / Oil on canvas / 30 1⁄4″x20 1⁄8″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Loren MacIver on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/loren-maciver/

Further reading:
https://www.alexandregallery.com/artists-work/loren-maciver
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/oil-slick
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/nyregion/loren-maciver-90-a-painter-known-for-her-eclectic-style.html

Born February 1~ Doris Lee

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Doris Lee (February 1, 1905-June 16, 1983) was an American painter known for her figurative painting and printmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lee

“Country Post” (Detail) by Doris Lee
1938 / Mural, oil on canvas / 72″x163″
William J. Clinton Federal Building (formerly the Ariel Rios Federal Building), DC

Doris Lee on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/doris-emrick-lee/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/doris-lee/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/doris-lee-2857
Doris Lee on the U.S. General Services Administration website

Born January 31~ Mabel Dwight

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Mabel Dwight (January 31, 1875-September 4, 1955) was an American artist and lithographer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Dwight

Hat Sale by Mabel Dwight
1928 / Lithograph / Image: 12 1/8″x10 1/8″ / Various collections, incl. Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

Mabel Dwight at The Amon Carter Museum: https://www.cartermuseum.org/artists/mabel-dwight

Further reading:
https://www.arteforeverybody.com/mabel-dwight
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.6498.html#biography
https://brierhillgallery.com/mabel-dwight-1875-1955

Born January 29~ Elisabeth Büchsel

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Elisabeth Büchsel (January 29, 1867-July 3, 1957) was a German painter known for her Impressionist portraits and landscapes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_B%C3%BCchsel

Hiddense fishermen at the Garden Fence by Elisabeth Büchsel
1913 / Oil on canvas / Stralsund Museum, Stralsund, Germany

Elisabeth Büchsel on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabeth-b%C3%BCchsel/

Further reading:
Google translation of ‘The painter from Hiddensee’ at Schweriner Volkszeitung newspape
Google translation of ‘Elisabeth Büchsel’ at Gallery “The Panther“
https://www.landesmuseum-mecklenburg.de/en/exhibits/stralsund-museum/Elisabeth-Buechsel-Truding/index.html

Born January 28~ Anna Golubkina

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Anna Semyonovna Golubkina (January 28, 1864-September 7, 1927) was a Russian Impressionist sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Golubkina

Portrait of Alexei Remizov by Anna Golubkina
1911 / Tinted wood / 27 3/4″x21 3/4″x13 2/5″ / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, RU

Anna Golubkina’s personal exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in 1914:
http://www.tg-m.ru/catalog/en/golubkina-anna-0

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/anna-goloubkina/
https://www.artiststudiomuseum.org/studio-museums/anna-golubkina-memorial-studio/
https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/articles/2-2014-43/moscow-and-art-anna-golubkina

Born January 27~ Miye Matsukata

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Miye Matsukata (January 27, 1922-February 16, 1981) was a Japanese-born American jewelry designer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miye_Matsukata

25th Anniversary Print by Miye Matsukata
1975 / Lithograph / Sheet: 22 3/8″x14 13/16″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Inset: Photograph of necklace by Miye Matsukata

Miye Matsukata at The Smithsonian: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/miye-matsukata-5876

Further reading:
https://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0409/040919.html
https://www.historicnewengland.org/5womenartists-in-historic-new-englands-collections/
https://www.ganoksin.com/article/master-metalsmith-miye-matsukata/

Born January 26~ Katarzyna Kobro

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Katarzyna Kobro (January 26, 1898-February 21, 1951) was a sculptor, art theoretician, and educator.
Biography at Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi: https://zasoby.msl.org.pl/martists/view/132

Abstract Sculpture (1) by Katarzyna Kobro
1924 / Wood, metal, glass, oil paints / 28 3/8″x6 7/8″x6 1/8″ / Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, Poland

Katarzyna Kobro on Monoskop: https://monoskop.org/Katarzyna_Kobro

Further reading:
https://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2012/inventingabstraction/?work=112
https://culture.pl/en/artist/katarzyna-kobro
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/katarzyna-kobro/

Born January 25~ Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann

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Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann (January 25, 1815-December 6, 1901) was possibly the first professional female photographer in the world.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Beckmann

Portrait of Johannes Brahms by Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann
c.1853 / Salt print / 8″x6 1/4″ / State Art Collections, Dresden, Germany

Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann on Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek: https://bit.ly/3yUjDio

Further reading
http://www.daguerreotype-gallery.de/agermanlady/ladyenglish.html
http://www.daguerreobase.org/en/news/20-news-archive/46-a-german-lady-a-new-publication-by-jochen-voigt
Google translation of ‘Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann’ at https://research.uni-leipzig.de/

Born January 24~ Mary Kawennatakie Adams

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Mary Kawennatakie Adams (January 24, 1917-May 23, 1999)
was a Mohawk First Nations textile artist and basket maker.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipediam.org/wiki/Mary_Kawennatakie_Adams

Wedding Cake Basket by Mary Kawennatakie Adams
1986 / Woven sweetgrass and ash splint / 25 1⁄2″x15 3⁄4″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Further reading:
https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/items/show/281
https://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=5437
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/444643

Born January 23~ Lydia Field Emmet

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Lydia Field Emmet (January 23, 1866-August 16, 1952) was an American artist
best known as a painter of portraits, particularly of children.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Field_Emmet

The Brothers by Lydia Field Emmet
1909 / Oil on canvas / 64 3/16″x47 5/16″ / Brooklyn Museum, NY, NY

Lydia Field Emmet on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lydia-field-emmet/

Further reading:
http://www.schwarzgallery.com/artist/69/Lydia-Field-Emmet
http://arcadiasystems.org/academia/cassatt6c.html#emmet
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1267.html?artobj_artistId=1267&pageNumber=1#biography