Tag Archives: Painter

Born February 8~ Minnie Lois Murphy

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Best known as a printmaker, Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) was affiliated with the WPA Federal Art Project. The Smithsonian says she was born on February 8th.
Biography on askART: https://www.askart.com/artist/Minnie_Lois_Murphy/61578/Minnie_Lois_Murphy.aspx

Flower Study by Minnie Lois Murphy
c.1930s / Wood engraving on paper / Image: 10 3/4″x7 3/4″
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum, Hyde Park, NY

Minnie Lois Murphy on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/minnie-lois-murphy/

More links:
https://emuseum.delart.org/people/9925/minnie-lois-murphy
http://tfaoi.org/aa/6aa/6aa460.htm
http://www.paramourfinearts.com/list_works.asp?id=844&t=1

Born February 7~ Ethel Carrick

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Ethel Carrick (February 7, 1872-June 17, 1952), also known by her married name Ethel Carrick Fox, was an English-born Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Carrick

La Marée Haute à Saint Malo by Ethel Carrick
c.1911-12 / Oil on canvas / 31″x25 1/5″ / Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Ethel Carrick Fox on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ethel-carrick-fox/

Further reading:
https://www.diggins.com.au/artist/ethel-carrick-fox/
http://www.susannadevries.com/ethel_carrick_fox.html
https://art.base.co/event/3032-art-love-and-life-ethel-carrick-e-phillips-fox#16

Born February 4~ Mary Frank

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Mary Frank (born February 4, 1933) is an English sculptor, painter, printmaker, draftswoman, and illustrator.
Biography at the Paris Review: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/05/26/mary-frank/

Cusp #1 by Mary Frank
2015-17 / Archival pigment print on bamboo paper / 21 1/2″x16 1/2″ / maryfrankartist.com

Mary Frank on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mary-frank/

Further reading:
https://www.dcmooregallery.com/artists/mary-frank
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/frank-mary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frank

Born February 2~ Loren MacIver

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Loren MacIver (February 2, 1909-March 3, 1998) was an American painter and the first woman represented in MoMA’s permanent collection.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_MacIver

Downstairs by Loren MacIver
c.1936-1939 / Oil on canvas / 30 1⁄4″x20 1⁄8″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Loren MacIver on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/loren-maciver/

Further reading:
https://www.alexandregallery.com/artists-work/loren-maciver
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/oil-slick
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/nyregion/loren-maciver-90-a-painter-known-for-her-eclectic-style.html

Born February 1~ Doris Lee

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Doris Lee (February 1, 1905-June 16, 1983) was an American painter known for her figurative painting and printmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lee

“Country Post” (Detail) by Doris Lee
1938 / Mural, oil on canvas / 72″x163″
William J. Clinton Federal Building (formerly the Ariel Rios Federal Building), DC

Doris Lee on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/doris-emrick-lee/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/doris-lee/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/doris-lee-2857
Doris Lee on the U.S. General Services Administration website

Born January 30~ Maud Hunt Squire

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Maud Hunt Squire (January 30, 1873 – October 25, 1954) was an American painter and printmaker.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Hunt_Squire

Untitled by Maud Hunt Squire
1929 / Watercolor and graphite on paper / 19″x24 1/4″ / Private collection

Maud Hunt Squire on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/maud-hunt-squire/

Further reading:
https://maryryangallery.com/artists/maud-hunt-squire/
http://www.papillongallery.com/maude_hunt_squire.html
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/about/blog/library-blog-the-illustrated-works-of-ethel-mars-and-maud-hunt-squire/

Born January 29~ Elisabeth Büchsel

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Elisabeth Büchsel (January 29, 1867-July 3, 1957) was a German painter known for her Impressionist portraits and landscapes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_B%C3%BCchsel

Hiddense fishermen at the Garden Fence by Elisabeth Büchsel
1913 / Oil on canvas / Stralsund Museum, Stralsund, Germany

Elisabeth Büchsel on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabeth-b%C3%BCchsel/

Further reading:
Google translation of ‘The painter from Hiddensee’ at Schweriner Volkszeitung newspape
Google translation of ‘Elisabeth Büchsel’ at Gallery “The Panther“
https://www.landesmuseum-mecklenburg.de/en/exhibits/stralsund-museum/Elisabeth-Buechsel-Truding/index.html

Born January 23~ Lydia Field Emmet

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Lydia Field Emmet (January 23, 1866-August 16, 1952) was an American artist
best known as a painter of portraits, particularly of children.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Field_Emmet

The Brothers by Lydia Field Emmet
1909 / Oil on canvas / 64 3/16″x47 5/16″ / Brooklyn Museum, NY, NY

Lydia Field Emmet on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lydia-field-emmet/

Further reading:
http://www.schwarzgallery.com/artist/69/Lydia-Field-Emmet
http://arcadiasystems.org/academia/cassatt6c.html#emmet
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1267.html?artobj_artistId=1267&pageNumber=1#biography

Born January 22~ Kiki Kogelnik

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Kiki Kogelnik (1935–1997) was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and printmaker.
Biography on National Museum of Women in the Arts: https://nmwa.org/art/artists/kiki-kogelnik/

Fly Me to the Moon by Kiki Kogelnik
1963 / Oil and acrylic on canvas / 96″x72 3/5″ / Kiki Kogelnik Foundation, New York

Kiki Kogelnik on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/kiki-kogelnik/

Further reading:
https://www.artsy.net/artist/kiki-kogelnik
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/kiki-kogelnik/
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/ey-exhibition-world-goes-pop/artist-biography/kiki-kogelnik

Born January 20~ Susan Rothenberg

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Susan Rothenberg (January 20, 1945-May 18, 2020) was an American contemporary painter, printmaker, sculptor, and draughtswoman.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rothenberg

Pink Raven by Susan Rothenberg
2012 / Oil on canvas / 62 3/8″x48″ / Sperone Westwater Gallery, NYC

Susan Rothenberg on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/susan-rothenberg/

Further reading:
https://art21.org/artist/susan-rothenberg/
https://www.thebroad.org/art/susan-rothenberg
https://walkerart.org/magazine/remembering-susan-rothenberg-1945-2020