Tag Archives: Printmaker

Born February 12~ Sella Hasse

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Sella Hasse (February 12, 1878-April 27, 1963) was a German painter and graphic artist.
Biography on German Wikipedia: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sella_Hasse&prev=search&pto=aue

Telegraph Workers (Telegrafenarbeiter) by Sella Hasse
from the periodical Die Lebenden, vol. 3, no. 1/2 (Feb 1930)
1930 (print executed 1929) / Woodcut / Image: 6 5/16″x4 5/16″ / The MoMALibrary, NYC

Sella Hasse on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sella-hasse/

Further reading:
Google translation of the city of Wismar, Germany, website
https://www.adk.de/en/academy/sections/visual-arts/kaethe-kollwitz-prize/laureates/hasse-sella_en/
Google Books excerpt from “Dictionary of Women Artists” edited by Delia Gaze

Born February 11~ Ellen Day Hale

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Ellen Day Hale (February 11, 1855-February 11, 1940) was an American Impressionist painter and printmaker.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Day_Hale

June by Ellen Day Hale
c.1893 / Oil on canvas / 24″x18 1/8″ / National Museum of Women in the Arts

Ellen Day Hale on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ellen-day-hale/

Further reading:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/34803/self-portrait
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/ellen-hale/
Engravings at the Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina

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 6~ Elfriede Abbe

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Elfriede Martha Abbe (1919–2012) was an American sculptor, wood engraver, and botanical illustrator.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfriede_Abbe

The Hunter by Elfriede Abbe
c.1935 / Sculpture for the 1939 World’s Fair in NYC,
located in the Production and Distribution Zone at Perylon Hall

Elfriede Abbe at Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7631711@N08/sets/72157628153713895/with/6402892053/

Further reading:
http://tcpl-exhibits.blogspot.com/2011/11/elfriede-abbe-illustrator-printer.html
https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/03/06/elizabeth-barrett-browning-prometheus-bound-elfriede-abbe/
http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2233#overview

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 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 31~ Mabel Dwight

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Mabel Dwight (January 31, 1875-September 4, 1955) was an American artist and lithographer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Dwight

Hat Sale by Mabel Dwight
1928 / Lithograph / Image: 12 1/8″x10 1/8″ / Various collections, incl. Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC

Mabel Dwight at The Amon Carter Museum: https://www.cartermuseum.org/artists/mabel-dwight

Further reading:
https://www.arteforeverybody.com/mabel-dwight
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.6498.html#biography
https://brierhillgallery.com/mabel-dwight-1875-1955

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 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