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Born May 15~ Althea McNish

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Althea McNish FSCD (May 15, 1924-April 16, 2020) was a textile designer who rose to prominence in London with her bright, tropical textiles inspired by the colors and landscape of her native Trinidad.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althea_McNish

Painted Desert by Althea McNish / 1959 / Woven cotton satin screen
Various collections, including National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Althea McNish on Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum:
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/althea-mcnish/zTbcYQWqoKl7Lpv1

Further reading:
https://www.selvedge.org/blogs/selvedge/althea-mcnish-remembered
https://www.libertylondon.com/us/features/design-and-living/archive-althea-mcnish.html
https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/althea-mcnish-an-introduction

June 16~ Pride Month

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Horst P. Horst and George Hoyningen-Huene

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After studying at Hamburg in late 1920s, [Horst] soon moved to Paris and was taught by architect Le Corbusier. During his time in Paris, <<<Horst became close with Vogue photographer Baron George Hoyningen-Huene>>>; Horst became his lover and photographic assistant, soon his interests swayed from architecture towards photography. ~https://www.hamiltonsgallery.com/

Mainbocher Corset by Horst P. Horst
1939 / Gelatin silver print / Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standing Model with Greek Busts by George Hoyningen-Huene
1934 / Gelatin silver print / The Met, New York, New York

September 13, 1922~ The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City

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Self-portrait with Straw Hat by Róbert Berény

1906 / Oil on canvas / 23”x17 1/3” / Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

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THE STRAW HAT RIOT OF 1922~ https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/straw-hat-riot/

Previous September 13 posts:

Hispanic Artists~September 13

Arnold Schönberg: Born September 13, 1874

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/13~

Self Portraits~August 30

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Self-Portrait, New York City  by  Richard Avedon

2002 / Gelatin silver print / Sheet: 24 7/8”x57” / Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Self Portrait with Red Braces  by
David Hockney

2003 / Watercolor on paper
/ 24”x18 1/8”
/ Private collection

March 27~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

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Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), American pivotal in the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting     http://www.frankenthalerfoundation.org/helen/biography

Nature Abhors a Vacuum / 1973 / Acrylic on canvas / 103 1/2”x112 1/2”

Yayoi Kusama (Born 1929), Japanese self-described “obsessional artist” employs painting, sculpture, performance art, and installation     https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yayoi-Kusama

Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity / 2009 / Wood, metal, glass mirrors, plastic, acrylic paint, LED lighting system, and water / 163 1/2”x163 1/2”x113 1/4”

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/10~

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In 1886 this Irish-American artist, known for his trompe-l’œil still lifes, had a painting of a five dollar bill seized by the New York police from the wall of a saloon and was arrested for counterfeiting.

This Italian-born French couturière collaborated with the Surrealist artists Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dalí, and Leonor Fini, relying for her designs on both impulse of the moment and serendipitous inspiration.

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/09/10/september-10/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 8/13~

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What Russian-born American sculptor specialized in the carving of allegorical and mythological figures, including Europa and the Bull, a fountain group that was a feature of the 1939 New York World’s Fair?

What American photographer of 80s and 90s fashion and celebrities concentrated on black-and-white photography which often portrayed his subjects in the visual language of classical Greek sculpture?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/08/13/august-13/