Tag Archives: Printmaking

Born March 3~ Helen Phillips

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Helen Elizabeth Phillips (March 3, 1913-January 22, 1994) was an American sculptor, printmaker, and graphic artist active in San Francisco, New York, and Paris.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Phillips_(artist)

Rencontre (The Meeting) by Helen Phillips
1954 / Color Intaglio / Image: 24 3/4×19″ / Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA

Helen Phillips on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-phillips/

Further reading:
http://aeqai.com/main/2018/08/dolan-maxwells-at-the-seattle-art-fair/
https://modernism.com/designers-and-manufactures/helen-elizabeth-phillips-hayter
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/helen-phillips/

Born February 27~ Roselle Osk

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Roselle Hellenberg Osk (1884–1954) was an American realist printmaker known for her drypoints and etchings.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle_Osk

Six O’clock by Roselle Osk
c.1935 / Drypoint / Plate: 10″x8″ / Various collections, including Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill, NC

Roselle Osk on invaluable.com:
https://www.invaluable.com/artist/osk-roselle-h-gah5x6tnta/sold-at-auction-prices/

Further reading:
https://www.askart.com/artist/Roselle_Hellenberg_Osk/70786/Roselle_Hellenberg_Osk.aspx
http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/osk_roselle_hellenberg_fdroosevelt.htm
Obituary:  https://wp.me/a4lKvZ-5UX

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 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 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 19~ Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra

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Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra (January 19, 1886-1981) was an Austrian sculptor, graphic artist, and illustrator.
Biography on Swedish Wikipedia: https://tinyurl.com/y6cwla9a

Little Peasant Girl by Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra
c.1930 / Soft-ground etching on paper / 14″x11 4/5″ / The British Museum, London, UK

Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra at The British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG50698

Further reading:
https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6m3nf6v3/
“The Memory Factory: The Forgotten Women Artists of Vienna 1900” on Google Books

Born January 6~ Ruth Gikow

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Ruth Gikow (January 6, 1915 Ukraine-1982 New York City) was an American visual artist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Gikow

Interior by Ruth Gikow / N.D. / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Ruth Gikow on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ruth-gikow/

Further reading:
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ruth-gikow
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/gikow-ruth
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/03/obituaries/ruth-gikow-artist-67-dies-caught-the-moods-of-people.html

Born January 4~ Frances H. Gearhart

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Frances H. Gearhart (January 4, 1869-April 4, 1959) was an American printmaker and watercolorist.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Gearhart

Above the Trail / c.1925 / Image: 12″x10 1/16″
Various collections, including The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY

Frances Hammell Gearhart on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/frances-hammell-gearhart/

“The Gearhart sisters, California artists and educators”: https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/gearhart-sisters

Further reading:
http://www.francesgearhart.com/
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/781/Gearhart/Frances
http://womenoutwest.blogspot.com/2015/11/frances-hammell-gearhart-printmaker-and.html