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Born July 25~ Eleanore Mikus

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Eleanore Mikus (July 25, 1927-September 6, 2017) was an American painter, printmaker, and educator whose work had a strong emphasis on material and experimentation.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanore_Mikus

Untitled by Eleanore Mikus
1967 / Rose cloth and rubber bands on board / 8-1/4″x6-1/4″ / Private collection

Eleanore Mikus on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/eleanore-mikus/

Further reading:
https://hyperallergic.com/356145/perhaps-eleanore-mikus-will-not-be-under-recognized-anymore/
https://www.cartermuseum.org/exhibitions/meditations-eleanore-mikus-tamarind
https://blantonmuseum.org/2017/09/a-life-in-tablets-eleanore-mikus/

Born July 24~ Frances (“Fanny”) Palmer

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Frances (“Fanny”) Flora Bond Palmer (July 24, 1812-August 20, 1876) was an English artist who became successful in the United States as a lithographer for Currier and Ives.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Flora_Bond_Palmer

Woman Holding Flowers by Frances F. Palmer
1847 / Lithograph; black & white inks on beige paper / Sheet: 12-3/4″x8-1/4″ / The Met, New York, NY

Frances F. Palmer on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/frances-f-palmer/

Further reading:
https://raleigh.aiga.org/you-should-know-fanny-palmer/
https://heald.nga.gov/mediawiki/index.php/Frances_Palmer
http://lastingimpressions.winterthur.org/fannypalmer/

Born July 23~ Hilda Wilkinson Brown

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Hilda Rue Wilkinson Brown (July 23, 1894–July 12, 1981) was an American illustrator, painter, printmaker, and educator.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Rue_Wilkinson_Brown

Oak Bluffs by Hilda Wilkinson Brown
c.1940 / Graphite, with erasing on paper / 16″x11″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Hilda Wilkinson Brown on Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/artist/brown-hilda-wilkinson-em2sag38dq/

Further reading:
https://kindredspiritsfilm.com/the-artists/
https://allarts.org/programs/kindred-spirits-artists-hilda-wilkinson-brown-and-lilian-thomas-burwell/summers-oak-bluffs-7s7ih5/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/07/15/hilda-brown-professor-of-art-at-college-dies/af0a2bd3-b75d-4401-8346-99ef1ce045ce/
https://www.wnyc.org/story/brownies-book-anna-holmes/

Born July 22~ Claire Falkenstein

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Claire Falkenstein (July 22, 1908-October 23, 1997) was an American sculptor, painter, printmaker, jewelry designer, and teacher best known for her large-scale fusions of metal and melted glass.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Falkenstein

Conic by Claire Falkenstein
1959 / Brazed copper / 70″x38-1⁄2″x10-1⁄2″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Claire Falkenstein on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/claire-falkenstein/

Further reading:
https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/en/art/artists/claire-falkenstein/
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/claire-falkenstein/
https://worcester.emuseum.com/people/4982/claire-falkenstein;jsessionid=52B136A763FBCA646D9B3295C7965290/objects

Born July 20~ Anne Ryan

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Anne Ryan (July 20, 1889-April 18, 1954) was a writer, painter, printmaker, and collagist who belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Ryan

Collage, 353 by Anne Ryan
1949 / Cut-and-pasted colored paper, cloth, and string on paper / 7-1/2″x6-7/8″ / MoMA, NYC

Anne Ryan on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anne-ryan/

Further reading:
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/anne-ryan/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/anne-ryan-4198
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2010/anne-ryan

Born July 16~ Mildred Coughlin

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Mildred Coughlin (July 16, 1892-December 3, 1984) was an American artist known for painting, illustration, and printmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Coughlin

Corner of Christopher and Bleeker St., N.Y. by Mildred Coughlin
C.1924-1930 / Etching on paper / 6-1⁄8″x5-1⁄4″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

More links:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/462/Coughlin/Mildred
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.33310.html#works
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection-artist/mildred-coughlin
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/info.php?museum=all&page=0&v=1&s=Coughlin%2C+Mildred+Marion&type=all&t=objects&f=&d=

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 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 June 28~ Anne Goldthwaite

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Anne Goldthwaite (June 28, 1869-January 29, 1944) was an American painter and printmaker and an advocate of women’s rights and equal rights.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Goldthwaite

Young Mother by Anne Goldthwaite
N.D. / Oil on canvas / 30-3/8″x25″ / Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, IN

Anne Goldthwaite on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anne-wilson-goldthwaite/

Further reading:
http://dixieartcolony.org/anne-wilson-goldthwaite/
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/anne-goldthwaite/
https://www.monroecountynow.org/blog/2018/6/28/she-showed-life-in-the-south-and-nyc
https://collection.mmfa.org/artist-maker/info/60

Born June 27~ Beth Van Hoesen

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Beth Van Hoesen (June 27, 1926-November 26, 2010) was an American artist best known for her prints and drawings of animals and botanical subjects. In 1953, she married fellow artist Mark Adams.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Van_Hoesen

Mark in Front of Self-Portrait by Beth Van Hoesen
1966 / Graphite on cream wove paper / 14″x12-3/4″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Beth Van Hoesen on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/beth-van-hoesen/

Further reading:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/2426/Van%20Hoesen/Beth
https://art.famsf.org/beth-van-hoesen
http://www.quailbellmagazine.com/the-real/beyond-art-beth-van-hoesens-boots