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Born July 13~ Bronisława Rychter-Janowska

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Bronisława Rychter-Janowska (July 13, 1868-September 29, 1953) was a Polish realist painter associated with the Kraków-based Young Poland movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronis%C5%82awa_Janowska

Jasna noc w Tatrach by Bronisława Rychter-Janowska
C.1920 / Oil on cardboard / 13-4/5″x19-3/4″ / Private collection

Bronisława Rychter-Janowska on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/bronislawa-rychter-janowska/

Further reading:
http://artyzm.com/e_artysta.php?id=1290
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.galeria-attis.pl/artysta/bronislawa-rychter-janowska/2483/wnetrze/
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=https://koneser.krakow.pl/pl/artysci/6-bronislawa-rychter-janowska&prev=search&pto=aue

Born July 12~ Florence McClung

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Florence Elliott White McClung (July 12, 1894-1992) was an American painter, printmaker, and art teacher who was associated with the Dallas Nine, an influential group of Dallas-based artists.
Squaw Creek Valley by Florence McClung
1937 / Oil on canvas / 24-1/4″x30-1/4″ / Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
 
 

Born July 11~ Alexandrina Robertson Harris

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Alexandrina Robertson Harris (July 11, 1886–February 1978) was a Scottish-born American painter of portrait miniatures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrina_Robertson_Harris

Jacqueline Cochran by Alexandrina Robertson Harris
c.1950 / Watercolor on ivory / 3-1⁄2″x2-3⁄4″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Alexandrina Robertson Harris on Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

More links:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/alexandrina-robertson-harris-2084
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/92531
http://fineartdatabase.org/alexandrina-robertson-harris-1886-1978/

Born July 10~ Ulrika Pasch

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Ulrika “Ulla” Fredrica Pasch (July 10, 1735-April 2, 1796) was a Swedish painter and miniaturist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrika_Pasch

Boy with Map of Scandinavia by Ulrika Pasch
1771 / Oil on canvas / 26-2/5″x21-1/4″ / Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

Ulrika Pasch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ulrika-ulla-frederika-pasch/

Further reading:
https://skbl.se/en/article/UlricaFredricaPasch
https://womennart.com/2019/07/10/otd-ulrika-pasch/
http://figurationfeminine.blogspot.com/2015/07/ulrika-fredrica-pasch-1735-1796.html

Born July 8~ Käthe Kollwitz

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Käthe Kollwitz (July 8, 1867-April 22, 1945) was a German artist who worked in painting, etching, lithography, woodcuts, and sculpture.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4the_Kollwitz

Two Children at the Bannister by Käthe Kollwitz
c.1927, Charcoal on faded drawing cardboard / Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Cologne, Germany

Käthe Kollwitz on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/k%C3%A4the-kollwitz/

Further reading:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/kathe-kollwitz-agent-of-change/
https://www.artic.edu/articles/910/kathe-kollwitz-an-art-of-resistance
https://www.kaethe-kollwitz.berlin/en/

Born July 6~ Frida Kahlo

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Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (July 6, 1907-July 13, 1954) is one of Mexico’s best-known artists, often described as a surrealist or magical realist painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo

El Suicidio de Dorothy Hale by Frida Kahlo
1939 / Oil on Masonite with painted frame / 23-4/5″x19-1/10″ / Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

Frida Kahlo on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/frida-kahlo/

Further reading:
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/frida-kahlo-smithsonian
https://www.kqed.org/news/11848986/inside-frida-kahlo-and-diego-riveras-life-in-san-francisco
https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/en/frida-kahlo-en/

Born July 3~ Maria Martin

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Maria Martin Bachman (July 3, 1796-December 27, 1863) was an American painter and scientific illustrator. She contributed many of the background paintings for Audubon’s The Birds of America.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Martin

Bachman’s Warbler / Audubon-Martin collaboration
1863 / Watercolor, graphite, gouache, with touches of black ink and pastel and selective glazing
Named for Maria Martin’s brother-in-law and later husband, Reverend John Bachman

Maria’s Woodpecker~ Maria was honored by Audubon in Birds of America. He named Maria’s Woodpecker for her; this is now considered a subspecies of the Hairy Woodpecker and unfortunately no longer bears her name.

Further reading:
https://uh.edu/engines/epi891.htm
http://lepcurious.blogspot.com/2015/04/steam-empowered-maria-martin-bachman.html
Audubon’s Method and Technique: https://www.audubon-prints.com/audubon-method-and-technique/

Born July 2~ Fumiko Hori

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Fumiko Hori (July 2, 1918-February 5, 2019) was a Japanese artist best known for her paintings in the modern Japanese style of Nihonga.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumiko_Hori

Bippu to Chocho [Bip and the Butterfly] illustrated by Fumiko Hori
1956 / Written by Jun’ichi Yoda/ Published by Fukuinkan Shoten

Fumiko Hori on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/fumiko-hori/

Further reading:
https://artscape.jp/artscape/eng/ht/1803.html
https://www.japanese-painting.com/artist/fumiko_hori/
https://jptca.org/en/publicart500/#visualStage
http://theartroomplant.blogspot.com/2017/01/fumiko-hori-i.html

Born July 1~ Alice Barber Stephens

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Alice Barber Stephens (July 1, 1858-July 13, 1932) was an American painter and engraver, best remembered for her illustrations.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Barber_Stephens

“Selma threw herself at full length on the ground” by Alice Barber Stephens
1895 / Watercolor and gouache / Sheet size: 21-1/2″x14-3/5″
Illustration for story “Three Chapters” by Gertrude Blake Stanton / The Cosmopolitan magazine / April 1895

Alice Barber Stephens on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/alice-barber-stephens/

Further reading:
https://emuseum.delart.org/people/1319/alice-barber-stephens
http://collections.brandywine.org/objects/5261/the-woman-in-business
https://arttimesjournal.com/art/Art_Essays/winter_14_rena_robey/alice_barber_stephens.html

Born June 30~ Sigrid Kopfermann

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Sigrid Kopfermann (June 30, 1923-June 25, 2011) was a German painter, graphic artist, and art teacher.
Biography on German Wikipedia: From Google Translate

Landschaft (Landscape) by Sigrid Kopfermann
1993 / Mixed media on canvas / 39-2/5″x27-2/5″ / Found on Van Ham auction site

Sigrid Kopfermann on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sigrid-kopfermann/

Further reading: (all in Google Translate from German)
Sigrid Kopfermann
Sigrid Kopfermann was born in 1923…
Sigrid Kopfermann – An Obituary