Tag Archives: Sculptor

Born January 26~ Katarzyna Kobro

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Katarzyna Kobro (January 26, 1898-February 21, 1951) was a sculptor, art theoretician, and educator.
Biography at Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi: https://zasoby.msl.org.pl/martists/view/132

Abstract Sculpture (1) by Katarzyna Kobro
1924 / Wood, metal, glass, oil paints / 28 3/8″x6 7/8″x6 1/8″ / Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź, Poland

Katarzyna Kobro on Monoskop: https://monoskop.org/Katarzyna_Kobro

Further reading:
https://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2012/inventingabstraction/?work=112
https://culture.pl/en/artist/katarzyna-kobro
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/katarzyna-kobro/

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 21~ Anna Morandi Manzolini

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Anna Morandi Manzolini (January 21, 1714-July 9, 1774) was an Italian anatomist and sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Morandi_Manzolini

Self Portrait by Anna Morandi
c.1750 / Wax / 35 2/5″x32 1/4″x26 3/4″ / University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Further reading:
https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/03/13/the-lady-anatomist/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lady-anatomist-who-brought-dead-bodies-light-180964165/
https://www.italianways.com/anna-morandi-manzolini-mother-artist-and-anatomopathologist/

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

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://bit.ly/2W30FYz

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 10~ Barbara Hepworth

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Barbara Hepworth (January 10, 1903-May 20, 1975) was an English artist and sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Hepworth

Hollow Form (Penwith) by Barbara Hepworth / 1955-56
Lagos wood, partly painted / 35 3/8″x35 7/8″x25 5/8″ / MoMA, NY, NY

The Hepworth Wakefield Museum: https://hepworthwakefield.org/artist/barbara-hepworth/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/barbara-hepworth/
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dame-barbara-hepworth-1274
https://schristywolfe.com/2016/01/10/barbara-hepworth-born-january-10-1903-2/

Born January 9~ Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875-April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor,
art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Vanderbilt_Whitney

Spanish Peasant by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1913 / Bronze on marble base / Excluding base: 9 3/4″x7 1/2″x7 1/4″ / Graham Shay 1857 gallery, NYC

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/
https://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/#
https://crystalbridges.org/blog/womens-history-month-gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/

Born January 3~ Harriet von Rathlef

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Harriet Ellen Siderowna von Rathlef-Keilmann (January 3, 1887-May 1, 1933) was a German sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_von_Rathlef

Pair of rabbits modeled in stucco / 1909

Below Left: Pieta wood relief / 1924

Below Right: Wooden sculpture / N.D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lost Art Database:
http://www.lostart.de/Webs/EN/Datenbank/ObjektgruppeVerlust.html?cms_param=OBJGRP_ID%3D8998%26page%3D0%26sort%3D%24sort
Further reading:
https://www.meaus.com/harriet-siderowna-keilmann.htm