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Born November 23~ Signe Scheel

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Signe Scheel (November 23, 1860-December 15, 1942) was a Norwegian painter. Her most famous work, The Lord’s Servant, is in the National Museum of Art in Oslo.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signe_Scheel

Portrait of the Artist Helga Ring (Reusch) by Signe Scheel
1890 / Oil on canvas / 26-1/2”x24-1/5” / National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, NO

Signe Scheel on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/signe-scheel/

Further reading:
Translation of Norwegian Biographical Lexicon: https://bit.ly/3FFLYvP
Translation of lokalhistoriewiki: https://bit.ly/3kTsbAP
Translation of infobae: https://bit.ly/3FEvILE

Born November 22~ Dora Maar

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Henriette Theodora Markovitch (November 22, 1907-July 16, 1997), known as Dora Maar, was a French photographer, painter, and poet.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Maar

The Conversation by Dora Maar
1937 / Oil on canvas / 63-4/5”x51” / Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Foundation for Art, Madrid, Spain

Dora Maar on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/dora-maar/

Further reading:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-dora-maars-undeniable-influence-generation-surrealists
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dora-maar-15766/seven-things-know-dora-maar
https://gagosian.com/quarterly/2019/11/21/essay-discovering-dora-maar/

Residency Program at the Dora Maar House:
https://maisondoramaar.org/the-fellowships-la-maison-dora-maar/

Born November 21~ Evelyn Beatrice Longman

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Evelyn Beatrice Longman (November 21, 1874-March 10, 1954) was an American sculptor of allegorical figures, monuments, and memorials.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Beatrice_Longman

Hood Memorial aka Hoyt Memorial by Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs, Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Evelyn Beatrice Longman on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/evelyn-beatrice-longman/

Further reading:
https://nationalacademy.emuseum.com/people/281/evelyn-beatrice-longman
https://dsmpublicartfoundation.org/artist/evelyn-beatrice-longman/
https://issuu.com/loomischaffee/docs/evelyn_beatrice_longman

Born November 20~ Marianne Breslauer

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Marianne Breslauer (November 20, 1909-February 7, 2001) was a German photographer and photojournalist whose work was mainly created between 1927 and 1938.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Breslauer

Dahlem – Berlin (Portrait of Edgar Wallace) by Marianne Breslauer
1927 / Gelatin silver print / 6-9/16”x4-5/8” / J. Paul Getty Museum, LA, CA

Marianne Breslauer on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marianne-breslauer/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/marianne-breslauer/
https://berlinischegalerie.de/en/exhibition/marianne-breslauer/
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/breslauer-marianne

Born November 19~ Lili Réthi

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Lili Réthi (November 19, 1894-1969) was an Austrian-born American artist and illustrator. Her best-known work is probably her documentation of the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili_R%C3%A9thi

Construction of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge by Lili Réthi
1964 / Etching on paper, edition of 250 / Image: 12-1/2”x9″ / Private collection

Lili Réthi on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lili-rethi/

Further reading:
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/people/420557023/bio
https://www.mta.info/news/2013/10/09/artist-and-bridge
http://www.meltonpriorinstitut.org/pages/textarchive.php5?view=text&ID=76&language=English#

“A Little Spinster Deftly Tucks Great Bridge Into Sketchbook”:
https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/05/archives/a-little-spinster-deftly-tucks-great-bridge-into-sketchbook.html

Born November 18~ Cornelis Ruhtenberg

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Cornelis Ruhtenberg (November 18, 1923-2008) was an American artist known for Abstract figure, portrait, and still-life painting. In 1956, Cornelis Ruhtenberg married the American painter Jules Kirschenbaum.
Biography on Wikipedia (Google translation from German): https://bit.ly/30xdwol

Self-Portrait by Cornelis Ruhtenberg
ND / Oil on wooden panel / 12″x10-2/5″ / Private collection

Cornelis Ruhtenberg on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/cornelis-ruhtenberg/

Further reading:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/cornelis-ruhtenberg-4183
https://www.askart.com/artist/Cornelis_Ruhtenberg/101602/Cornelis_Ruhtenberg.aspx
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00080808/00001/thumbs

Born November 17~ Jacqueline Lamba

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Jacqueline Lamba (November 17, 1910-July 20, 1993) was a French artist. Primarily a painter, her career included collage, sculpture, and the surrealist objects she created during her marriage to first husband André Breton.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Lamba

Puits et Cerisier by Jacqueline Lamba
1943-48 / Oil on canvas / 28″x18″ / Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Jacqueline Lamba on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jacqueline-lamba/

Further reading:
http://www.thesurrealists.org/jacqueline-lamba.html
https://jacqueline-lamba.fr/en/
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-bold-surrealist-alongside-magritte-miro-destroyed-work

“Far away from Paris: the surrealistic network in Mexico”:
https://www.schirn.de/en/magazine/context/2020/fantastische_frauen/far_away_from_paris_the_surrealistic_network_in_mexico/

Born November 15~ Georgia O’Keeffe

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Georgia Totto O’Keeffe (November 15, 1887-March 6, 1986) was an American artist best known for oil paintings characterized by sophisticated gradations of tone and color.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe

The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y. by Georgia O’Keeffe
1926 / Oil on canvas / 48-1/2″x30-1/4″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Georgia O’Keeffe on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/georgia-okeeffe/

Further reading:
https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/geok/hd_geok.htm
https://www.christies.com/features/Georgia-O-Keeffe-7330-1.aspx

Born November 14~ Elisabeth Frink

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Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink CH DBE RA (November 14, 1930-April 18, 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker whose range of subject matter included humans, birds, animals, and religious figures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Frink

Water Buffalo by Elisabeth Frink
1984 / Lithograph / 16″x23″ / Private collections

Horse in the Rain IV by Elisabeth Frink
c.1984 / Bronze / 17″ long / Private collection

Elisabeth Frink on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabeth-frink/

Further reading:
https://www.thethurlows.org.uk/little-thurlow-2000/dame-elisabeth-and-the-frinks/
https://www.christies.com/features/Collecting-Guide-Elisabeth-Frink-9909-1.aspx
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/05/14/while-in-lockdown-uks-sainsbury-centre-acquires-major-works-by-sculptor-elisabeth-frink

Born November 13~ Norbertine Bresslern-Roth

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Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth (November 13, 1891-November 30, 1978) was an Austrian artist known for her dynamic paintings and prints of animals.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbertine_Bresslern-Roth

Wolves in a Winter Landscape by Norbertine Bresslern-Roth
Early 20th century / Color Linocut / 8-3/4″x8-1/8″ / Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA

Norbertine Bresslern-Roth on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/norbertine-bresslern-roth/

Further reading:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/272/Bresslern-Roth/Norbertine
https://arthur.io/art/norbertine-bresslern-roth?crtr=1
https://elhurgador-blogspot-com.translate.goog/2018/05/norbertine-bresslern-roth-pintura.html?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui,sc