Tag Archives: Painter

Born June 23~ Mary Grigoriadis

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Mary Grigoriadis (born June 23, 1942) is an American artist known for her paintings in the pattern and decoration movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Grigoriadis

Card for Mary Grigoriadis’ exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery, 1978
Artwork used: “Titus” / 1974 / Oil and acrylic on linen / 66″x66″

Mary Grigoriadis on the Accola Griefen Gallery web site: http://accolagriefen.com/artists/mary-grigoriadis

Further reading:
https://art.state.gov/personnel/mary_grigoriadis/
https://www.airgallery.org/mary-grigoriadis
https://collections.broadmuseum.msu.edu/detail.php?term=Mary+Grigoriadis&module=objects&type=keyword&x=0&y=0&kv=27336&record=1&module=objects

Born June 20~ Lucy Kemp-Welch

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Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (June 20, 1869-November 27, 1958) was a British painter and teacher who specialized in painting working horses.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Kemp-Welch

Forward! Forward to Victory: Enlist Now by Lucy Kemp-Welch
1915 / Artwork for UK WWI recruiting poster, found in various collections
Original painting in Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, Hertfordshire, UK / no details available

Lucy Kemp-Welch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucy-elizabeth-kemp-welch/

Further reading:
https://www.aigantighe.co.nz/Collection/blog/lucy-kemp-welch
https://homefrontheroines.org.uk/lucy-kemp-welch/
https://www.joyvspicer.com/joy-blog/2016/03/the-sunday-section-art-lucy-elizabethhtml

Born June 18~ Dorothy Weir Young

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Dorothy Weir Young (June 18, 1890-May 28, 1947) was an American artist. She worked in multiple media including including oils, watercolors, and woodblock prints.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Weir_Young

Theresa and Tommy by Dorothy Weir Young
c.1920 / Oil on canvas / 27-1/8″x34-1/8″ / BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT

Dorothy Weir Young on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dorothy_Weir_Young

Further reading:
Artist: Dorothy Weir Young/State of Utah Art Collections
Dorothy Weir Young Artwork/Natonal Park Service
https://savingplaces.org/stories/10-women-who-influenced-historic-artists-homes#.YM0D-ZNKhUc

Born June 17~ Toshiko Takaezu

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Toshiko Takaezu (June 17, 1922-March 9, 2011) was a Japanese-American ceramist and painter whose closed forms helped to elevate ceramics from functional to fine art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiko_Takaezu

Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu
c.1990-1999 / Glazed stoneware / 14-1/2″x6-1/2″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Toshiko Takaezu on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/toshiko-takaezu/

Further reading:
https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/artists/toshiko-takaezu/
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/object-package/toshiko-takaezu/29673
https://www.toshikotakaezufoundation.org/about-toshiko

Born June 16~ Yamashita Rin

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Yamashita Rin (June 16, 1857-January 26, 1939) was a painter of icons for the Japanese Orthodox Church.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashita_Rin

Icon of The Resurrection of Christ by Yamashita Rin / c. 1891
Oil on paper, lacquered / 12-3/5″x10-2/5″ / Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Yamashita Rin on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yamashita_Rin

Further reading:
http://www.englishforrussianorthodox.com/rin-yamashita
https://blog.obitel-minsk.com/2020/11/irina-yamashita-the-first-japanese-icon-painter.html
http://meiji-portraits.de/meiji_portraits_y.html#20090527093539953_1_2_4_15_1

Born June 13~ Priscilla Roberts

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Priscilla Warren Roberts (June 13, 1916-August 5, 2001) was an American painter known as a magic realist, but whose work sometimes approached surrealism.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Roberts

Self-Portrait by Priscilla Roberts
1946 / Oil on masonite / 29-7⁄8″x14-1⁄8″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Priscilla Roberts on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/priscilla-warren-roberts/

Further reading:
http://antiquesandfineart.com/artists/bio.cfm?id=173277
https://www.hirschlandadler.com/galleries/priscilla-roberts
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/priscilla-roberts-5943

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 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 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