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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 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 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 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

Born June 24~ Margaret Olley

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Margaret Hannah Olley AC (June 24, 1923-July 26, 2011) was one of Australia’s most celebrated painters, focusing largely on still life and interiors.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Olley

Yellow Tablecloth with Cornflowers by Margaret Olley
2007 / Multi-plate colored etching / 37″x31″ / Edition of 75

Margaret Olley on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/margaret-hannah-olley/

Further reading:
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/artists/olley-margaret/
https://www.frankie.com.au/article/the-life-of-legendary-aussie-painter-margaret-olley-545334
https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/the-surprising-secret-in-margaret-olley-s-memorial-garden-20210614-p580sd

Born June 14~ Agnes Tait

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Agnes Tait (June 14, 1894-August 23, 1981) was an American painter, pen-and-ink artist, lithographer, book illustrator, and muralist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Tait

above: The Aristocrat by Agnes Tait / 1936 / Lithograph / Image: 13-1/2″x9-15/16″
Various collections, including Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX
below: Felicity by Agnes Tait / 1937 / Lithograph / Image: 13-1/4″x10-9/16″
Various collections, including Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX

Agnes Tait on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-gabrielle-tait/

Further reading:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/agnes-tait-4732
http://womenoutwest.blogspot.com/2013/08/agnes-gabrielle-tait-model-writer.html
https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/bellevue-hospital-tait-mural-new-york-ny/

Born June 11~ Worden Day

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Esther Worden Day (June 11, 1912-January 27, 1986) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and curator.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worden_Day

Now Flowing by Worden Day
1956 / Color woodcut on paper / 9″x7-1/16″ / RISD Museum, Providence, RI

Worden Day on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/worden-day/

Further reading:
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/532/Day/Worden
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/worden-day/
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/worden-day-papers-9297

Born June 10*~ Mabel Wellington Jack

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* per the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mabel Wellington Jack (1890 or 1899-1970) was an American printmaker. Not much seems to be known about her aside from lithographs published by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Wellington_Jack

Hoboken Ferry by Mabel Wellington Jack
c.1935-42 / Lithograph / Sheet size: 17-1/8×11-1/2″ / Private collection

Mabel Wellington Jack on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mabel-wellington-jack/

More links:
https://gallery.newarkmuseum.org/view/objects/asimages/People@1050550?t:state:flow=f9870e7d-c5b3-410b-a897-df7c3730ec3e
https://nddaily.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-incredible-lithographs-of-mabel.html
https://www.fdrlibrary.org/art-detail

Born June 2~ Mayumi Oda

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Mayumi Oda (born June 2, 1941) is a Japanese-American painter, printmaker, activist, educator, author, and farmer.
Biography on her website: https://mayumioda.net/pages/about-mayumi

Storyville X by Oda Mayumi
1974 / Screenprint / 33-1/2″x24-1/2″ / Various collections, including Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

Mayumi Oda on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mayumi-oda/

Further reading:
https://tricycle.org/magazine/portfolio-mayumi-oda/
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/mayumi-oda-happy-activist
https://www.lionsroar.com/awakening-to-the-goddess-the-art-activism-of-mayumi-oda/

Born May 28~ Helen Hardin

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Helen Hardin (May 28, 1943-June 9, 1984) was a painter and printmaker whose work featured abstracted Native American iconography. Her mother was painter Pablita Velarde (1918-2006) and her daughter was the artist Margarete Bagshaw (1964-2015).
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hardin

Medicine Woman by Helen Hardin
c.1981 / 4-color copper plate lithograph / 24″x18″ / Various private collections

Helen Hardin on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-hardin/

Further reading:
https://taospainters.com/helen-hardin/
https://folkart.org/mag/in-the-spirit-of-tradition
https://www.crockerart.org/oculus/spirit-lines-helen-hardin-etchings