Tag Archives: Painter

Born May 20~ Ethel Schwabacher

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Ethel Kremer Schwabacher (May 20, 1903-November 25, 1984) was an abstract expressionist painter, writer, and civil rights activist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Schwabacher

Oedipus at Colonos, Number 2 by Ethel Schwabacher
1959 / Oil and acrylic on linen / 85-1/4″x60-1/4″ / Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Ethel Schwabacher on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ethel-schwabacher/

Further reading:
http://anitashapolskygallery.com/newsite/ethel-schwabacher/
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/blog/women-abstract-expressionism-artist-ethel-schwabacher
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/26/obituaries/ethel-k-schwabacher-dies-artist-writer-rights-activist.html

Born May 19~ Sarah Miriam Peale

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Sarah Miriam Peale (May 19, 1800-February 4, 1885) was an American portrait painter, considered the first American woman to succeed as a professional artist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Miriam_Peale

Portrait of the Honorable Dixon Hall Lewis by Sarah Miriam Peale
c.1842 / Oil on canvas / Size? / Birmingham Museum of Art, AL

Sarah Miriam Peale on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sarah-miriam-peale/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/sarah-miriam-peale/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23428892/lengthy-article-detailing-the-life-of/
https://nbmaa.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/a-dynasty-of-artists-the-peale-family/

Born May 18~ Isabel Villaseñor

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Isabel ‘Chabela’ Villaseñor (May 18, 1909-March 13, 1953) was a noted post-revolutionary Mexican sculptor, printmaker, painter, poet, and songwriter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Villase%C3%B1or

Untitled (Woman resting her chin on her hand) by Isabel Villaseñor
ND / Woodcut on transparent paper / Image: 11″x8-1/4″ / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA, CA

Beyond Frida: 10 Mexican Female Artists You Should Know:
https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/mexican-female-artists/

Further reading:
http://www.aceroarte.com/coleccion/Isabel_Villasenor_oaxaquena.htm
https://piso9.net/between-popular-music-and-painting-isabel-villasenor/?lang=en
https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1063-printmaking-from-revolution-to-establishment/

Born May 17~ Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva

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Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (May 17, 1871-May 5, 1955) was a Russian master of watercolor painting, and one of the pioneers of the woodcut technique in Russia.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Ostroumova-Lebedeva

Summer Garden by Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva
1902 / Color woodcut / 14-3/16″x9-1/8″ / Various collections, including The Met, NYC

Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva on Artnet:
http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-petrovna-ostroumova-lebedeva/

Further reading:
http://russianartgallery.org/famous/ostroumova_lebedeva.htm
https://www.christies.com/features/An-introduction-to-Russian-artist-Anna-Ostroumova-Lebedeva-9927-1.aspx
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/anna-ostroumova-lebedeva/

Born May 16~ Laura Wheeler Waring

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Laura Wheeler Waring (May 16, 1887-February 3, 1948) was an American artist and educator, best known for her paintings of prominent African-Americans that she made during the Harlem Renaissance.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Wheeler_Waring

Evangeline Rachel Hall by Laura Wheeler Waring
c.1930 / Oil on canvas / Size? / Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Archives
Found here: http://paheritage.wpengine.com/article/life-portrait-laura-wheeler-waring-anna-washington-derry/

Laura Wheeler Waring on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/laura-wheeler-waring/

Further reading:
https://www.cwhf.org/inductees/laura-wheeler-waring
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/dec/14/painter-laura-wheeler-waring-noted-her-portraits-a/
https://www.blackartinamerica.com/index.php/2021/02/13/baia-bits-laura-wheeler-waring/

Born May 14~ Betty Woodman

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Betty Woodman (May 14, 1930-January 2, 2018) was an American ceramic artist whose pieces ranged from massive site-specific murals to fragmentary columns and carpet-like floor pieces.
Biography on Woodman Family Foundation: https://www.woodmanfoundation.org/betty/biography

(Detail) Alessandro’s Rooms by Betty Woodman
2011 / Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, laquer, acrylic paint, canvas

102-1/2″x354-1/2″x15-3/4″ / Photos from Salon 94, New York, NY

Betty Woodman on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/betty-woodman/

Further reading:
https://hyperallergic.com/419859/betty-woodman-obituary/
https://www.wallpaper.com/art/betty-woodman-david-kordansky-gallery-los-angeles
http://artistproject.metmuseum.org/5/betty-woodman/

Born May 11~ Gladys Rockmore Davis

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An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis (May 11, 1901-February 16, 1967) gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting.
Biography on Go Antiques: https://www.goantiques.com/gladys-rockmore-davis-541082

Seated Figure by Gladys Rockmore Davis
c.1937 / Oil on canvas / 30-1/16″x25″ / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Gladys Rockmore Davis on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gladys-rockmore-davis/

Further reading:
https://www.dbdowd.com/illustration-history/2015/11/13/gladys-rockmore-davis
https://www.kilmerhouse.com/2015/07/gladys-rockmore-davis-the-artist-behind-the-classic-johnson-johnson-ads
LIFE magazine articles:
https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=Gladys+Rockmore+Davis&tbs=,bkt:m,bkms:1168684103302644245

Born May 9~ Eliyakota Samualie

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Eliyakota Samualie (May 9, 1939-November 1987) was a Canadian Inuit graphic artist and sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliyakota_Samualie

Bird and Fish by Eliyakota Samualie
c.1980-1981 / Ink and color pencil on paper / University of Delaware Museums Collections, Newark, DE

Eliyakota Samualie on Canadian Art price index: https://artpriceindex.ca/artist/1167240/Eliyakota-Samualie/

Further reading:
https://www.inuitartzone.com/collections/samuellie-eliyakota
https://www.historymuseum.ca/capedorsetprints/themes/animals.php
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuit-printmaking

Born May 8~ Matilda Browne

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Matilda Browne (May 8, 1869-November 3, 1947) was an American Impressionist artist noted for her flower paintings and her farm and cattle scenes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_Browne

Sunny Window by Matilda Browne
ND / Oil on canvas / 14″x11″ / Private collection

Matilda Browne on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/matilda-van-wyck-browne/

Further reading:
https://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/collections/online/fox-chase/
https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/matilda-browne-a-forgotten-female-impressionist/
https://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/exhibition-notes-matilda-brownes-historic-lyme-street-house-part-i-after-the-revolution/

Born May 7~ Suzy Frelinghuysen

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Suzy Frelinghuysen (May 7, 1911-March 19, 1988) was an American abstract painter, and also an opera singer under the name Suzy Morris.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Frelinghuysen

Composition: The Ring by Suzy Frelinghuysen
1943 / Oil and collage on masonite / 23-3/4″x19-7/8″ / Private collection

Frelinghuysen on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/suzy-frelinghuysen/

Further reading:
https://www.sullivangoss.com/artists/suzy-frelinghuysen-1911-1988
https://www.frelinghuysen.org/bios/suzy.html
https://lenoxhistory.org/lenoxhistorypeopleandplaces/modernism-shocks-berkshires-1930s/