Born April 11~ Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (April 11, 1749-April 24, 1803) was a French painter who was a master at miniatures, pastels, and portraiture.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde_Labille-Guiard

Louise-Elisabeth of France, Duchess of Parma by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1788 / Oil on canvas / 107″x63″ / Palace of Versailles, France

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde-labille-guiard/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/adelaide-labille-guiard/
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lagui/hd_lagui.htm
https://harvardmagazine.com/2009/09/adelaide-labille-guiard

Born April 10~ Marie Johnson-Calloway

Marie Edwards Johnson-Calloway (April 10, 1920-February 11, 2018) was an American artist who worked in the fields of painting and mixed-media assemblage.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_E._Johnson-Calloway

School Crossing Guard by Marie Johnson-Calloway
1970s / Mixed media on board / 65″x55″ / Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Marie Johnson-Calloway on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-johnson-calloway/

Further reading:
https://www.moadsf.org/exhibition/marie-johnson-calloway-legacy-color/
https://hammer.ucla.edu/now-dig-this/artists/marie-johnson-calloway
https://blackartstory.org/2020/11/24/profile-marie-e-johnson-calloway-1920-2018/

Born April 9(?)~ Camelia Whitehurst

Joan and John by Camelia Whitehurst
N.D. / Oil on canvas / 40″x30 1/5″ / Private collection

Camelia Whitehurst (1871–1936) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, where she spent most of her life. She studied at Baltimore’s Charcoal Club with Samuel Whitman, and at the Pennsylvania Academy with William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux. After completing her studies, she opened a studio in Paris and traveled through Europe. In 1920, she moved into her Baltimore studio.

She was a member of the National Association of Women Artists; the Grand Central Art Gallery; North Shore Art Academy; Springfield Art League; the Society of Washington Artist; and other arts organizations.

Camelia exhibited her works at various venues including the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Society of Washington Artists, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. In 1924, Whitehurst participated in the first exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art to feature only works of art by women. The “Six Baltimore Women Painters” had exhibited earlier (c.1911-1912) in the Peabody Gallery; by the time of the 1924 exhibition The Six had become “The Six and One”.

Camelia Whitehurst was best known for her portraits of young children. I also found an example where one of her paintings had been used for a cover of The Literary Digest, so it seems that in her time she was considered a notable artist. https://www.periodpaper.com/products/1930-cover-literary-digest-gypsy-child-costume-fashion-kid-camelia-whitehurst-205236-yld6-018

Camelia Whitehurst on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/camelia-whitehurst/

Sources include:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1515676638717220&set=a.1485427685075449

Archives of askART; Source: Stephanie Strass, “American Women Artists”
https://www.facebook.com/artbma/posts/the-paintings-by-the-six-and-one-of-baltimore-exhibition-was-the-first-at-the-bm/10155001017018654/
• and various auction sites

 

Born April 8~ Sonja Sekula

Sonja Sekula (April 8, 1918-April 25, 1963) was a Swiss-born artist linked with the abstract expressionist movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonja_Sekula

Spain by Sonja Sekula
1954 / Opaque colors on paper / 19 3/10″x12 1/2″/ Kunst Museum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

Sonja Sekula on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sonja-sekula/

Further reading:
https://www.sikart.ch/KuenstlerInnen.aspx?id=4026515
https://www.peterblumgallery.com/artists/sonja-sekula/biography
https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/news-events/news/2019-10-03-overdue-recognition-for-abstract-expressionist-and-alumna-sonja-sekula-fs.html

Born April 7~ Sister Gertrude Morgan

Sister Gertrude Morgan (April 7, 1900-July 8, 1980) was a self-taught African-American artist, musician, poet, and preacher.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Morgan

New Jerusalem by Sister Gertrude Morgan
N.D. / Acrylic and ink on pieced card / 6 3/4″x7 3/4″ / Private collection

Sister Gertrude Morgan on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gertrude-sister-morgan/

Further reading:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/sister-gertrude-morgan-3413
https://www.bridgeprojects.com/artists/sister-gertrude-morgan
https://www.nga.gov/features/exhibitions/outliers-and-american-vanguard-artist-biographies/sister-gertrude-morgan.html

Born April 6~ Jeanne Hébuterne

Jeanne Hébuterne (April 6, 1898-January 26, 1920) was a French painter and art model. She may be best known as the frequent subject, and common-law wife, of the artist Amedeo Modigliani.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_H%C3%A9buterne

Self Portrait by Jeanne Hébuterne
c.1917 / Oil on board in the artist’s frame / Image: 17 1/2″x11 7/8″ / Private collection

Jeanne Hébuterne on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jeanne-hebuterne/

Further reading:
https://www.christies.com/features/5-minutes-with-Autoportrait-by-Jeanne-Hebuterne-9415-1.aspx
https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/jeanne-hebuterne-not-only-a-muse-but-an-artist-in-her-own-right/
https://cityofimmortals.com/jeanne-hebuterne/

Born April 4~ Constance Marie Charpentier

Constance-Marie Blondelu Charpentier (April 4, 1767-August 3, 1849) was a French painter, considered one of the finest portraitists of her time.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Marie_Charpentier

Young Girl with Pearl by Constance Marie Charpentier
1807 / Oil on canvas / 15 9/10″x13″ / Private collection

Constance-Marie Blondelu Charpentier on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/constance-marie-blondelu-charpentier/

Further reading:
Google translation of biography on New Athens Gallery
Constance Marie Charpentier on French Ministry of Culture site
http://herner.co.uk/works/charpentier-constance-marie/

“The Melancholy of Misattribution: Constance Charpentier”:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/18699/melancholy-misattribution-constance-charpentier

Born April 2~ Émilie Charmy

Émilie Charmy (April 2, 1878-June 7, 1974) was an artist in France’s early avant-garde.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89milie_Charmy

Self Portrait by Émilie Charmy / c.1930 / Oil on canvas / 22″x18″ / Private Collection

Émilie Charmy on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/emilie-charmy/

Further reading:
https://www.emiliecharmy.fr/en/biographie/
https://connaughtbrown.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/7-emilie-charmy-the-female-fauve-emilie-charmy/
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/emilie-charmy/

Born April 1~ Jacoba van Heemskerck

Jacoba Berendina van Heemskerck van Beest (April 1, 1876-August 2, 1923) was a Dutch painter, stained glass designer, and graphic artist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacoba_van_Heemskerck

Composition No. 18 by Jacoba van Heemskerck
1915 / Oil on canvas / 34 1/4″x30 1/2″ / Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands

Jacoba van Heemskerck on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jacoba-heemskerck-van-beest/

Further reading:
https://modjourn.org/biography/heemskerck-van-beest-jacoba-van-1876-1923/
Google translation of Kunsthalle Bielefeld: Jacoba van Heemskerck
https://thehistoryofpaintingrevisited.weebly.com/jacoba-van-heemskerck.html

Born March 31~ Jay DeFeo

Jay DeFeo (March 31, 1929-November 11, 1989) was an American artist and a pivotal figure in the 1950s San Francisco community of Beat artists, musicians, and poets.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_DeFeo

The Rose by Jay DeFeo
1958-66 / Oil with wood and mica on canvas / 128 7/8″x92 1/4″x11″ / Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

Jay DeFeo on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jay-defeo/

Further reading:
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/05/14/romance-of-the-rose-on-jay-defeo/
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13852622/jay-defeo-san-jose-museum-of-art-undersoul
https://www.jaydefeofoundation.org/