Tag Archives: Sculptor

Born December 8~ Nellie V. Walker

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Nellie Verne Walker (December 8, 1874-July 10, 1973) was an American sculptor. At 4’8″ and less than a hundred pounds, Walker seemed an unlikely candidate to be a sculptor. Because of her diminutive size and monumental work, she became known as “the lady who lived on ladders.”
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Walker

“That Best Portion of a Good Man’s Life His Little Nameless Unremembered Acts of Kindness and of Love”
Shippey family monument by Nellie Verne Walker
1922 / Rosehiil Cemetery, Chicago / Photograph by Jim Craig

Nellie V. Walker’s obituary on newspapers.com: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16400459/nellie-walker-death/

Further reading:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=388
Nellie Verne Walker: An Appreciation by Josephine Craven on Google Books: https://bit.ly/3EINf5i
https://gravelyspeaking.com/2016/03/19/sculptress/

Born December 1~ Eileen Agar

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Eileen Forrester Agar RA (December 1, 1899-November 17, 1991) was a British-Argentinian painter, sculptor, photographer, and collage artist associated with the Surrealist movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Agar

Quadriga by Eileen Agar
1935 / Oil on canvas / 20″x24″ / ©The estate of Eileen Agar

Eileen Agar on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/eileen-agar/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/eileen-agar/
https://www.artic.edu/articles/889/when-eileen-agar-made-a-magritte-her-own
https://www.artlyst.com/reviews/eileen-agar-a-surrealist-trailblazer-whitechapel-gallery-sue-hubbard/

Born November 30~ Margit Kovács

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Margit Kovács (November 30, 1902-June 4, 1977) was a Hungarian ceramist and sculptor. A museum of her work was opened in 1973.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margit_Kov%C3%A1cs

Wine, Wheat, Peace by Margit Kovács
1942 / Glazed terracotta relief / 45-1/4”x53-1/2” / Ferenczy Museum, Szentendre, Hungary

Margit Kovács on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/margit-kovacs/

Further reading:
https://www.hung-art.hu/frames-e.html?/english/k/kovacs_m/index.html
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/margit-kovacs/
https://marshallcolman.blog/2014/08/05/margit-kovacs-versatile-hungarian-ceramist-who-combined-folk-and-modernist-elements-in-her-work/

Born November 21~ Evelyn Beatrice Longman

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Evelyn Beatrice Longman (November 21, 1874-March 10, 1954) was an American sculptor of allegorical figures, monuments, and memorials.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Beatrice_Longman

Hood Memorial aka Hoyt Memorial by Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs, Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Evelyn Beatrice Longman on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/evelyn-beatrice-longman/

Further reading:
https://nationalacademy.emuseum.com/people/281/evelyn-beatrice-longman
https://dsmpublicartfoundation.org/artist/evelyn-beatrice-longman/
https://issuu.com/loomischaffee/docs/evelyn_beatrice_longman

Born November 15~ Georgia O’Keeffe

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Georgia Totto O’Keeffe (November 15, 1887-March 6, 1986) was an American artist best known for oil paintings characterized by sophisticated gradations of tone and color.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe

The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y. by Georgia O’Keeffe
1926 / Oil on canvas / 48-1/2″x30-1/4″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Georgia O’Keeffe on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/georgia-okeeffe/

Further reading:
https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/geok/hd_geok.htm
https://www.christies.com/features/Georgia-O-Keeffe-7330-1.aspx

Born November 14~ Elisabeth Frink

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Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink CH DBE RA (November 14, 1930-April 18, 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker whose range of subject matter included humans, birds, animals, and religious figures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Frink

Water Buffalo by Elisabeth Frink
1984 / Lithograph / 16″x23″ / Private collections

Horse in the Rain IV by Elisabeth Frink
c.1984 / Bronze / 17″ long / Private collection

Elisabeth Frink on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabeth-frink/

Further reading:
https://www.thethurlows.org.uk/little-thurlow-2000/dame-elisabeth-and-the-frinks/
https://www.christies.com/features/Collecting-Guide-Elisabeth-Frink-9909-1.aspx
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/05/14/while-in-lockdown-uks-sainsbury-centre-acquires-major-works-by-sculptor-elisabeth-frink

Born November 11~ Beulah Ecton Woodard

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Beulah Ecton Woodard (November 11, 1895-July 13, 1955) was an American sculptor and painter and the first African-American artist to show at LACMA.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beulah_Woodard

Young Boy (Chuck) by Beulah Ecton Woodard
1954 / Painted clay (fired) / 12-1/2″x10″x6″ / Private collection

Beulah Ecton Woodard on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/beulah-woodard/

Further reading:
https://cshockart.com/2017/02/05/artist-a-day-challenge-5-beulah-ecton-woodard/
https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/BEULAH-WOODARD-(1895—1955)-African-Woman?saleno=2156&lotNo=8&refNo=606026
https://web.archive.org/web/20130730204726/http://maa.missouri.edu/objects/euroam/2007-4AmWoodardMaudelle.html

See also: https://schristywolfe.com/2020/03/19/womens-history-month-in-visual-arts-march-19/

Born October 25~ Vija Celmins

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Vija Celmins (born October 25, 1938) is a Latvian American artist, sculptor, and printmaker best known for her photo-based drawings and paintings.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vija_Celmins

Letter by Vija Celmins / 1968
Collage and graphite on acrylic ground on paper / 13-1/4″x18-1/8″ / Matthew Marks Gallery, NY & LA

Vija Celmins on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/vija-celmins/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/vija-celmins/
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/vija-celmins-2731/explore-art-vija-celmins
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/vija-celmins-learning-resource

Born October 23~ Lygia Clark

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Lygia Clark (October 23, 1920-April 25, 1988) was a Brazilian painter, sculptor, and installation artist. Her later works were more holistic with a focus on psychotherapy and healing.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygia_Clark

Bicho Pássaro do Espaço by Lygia Clark
1960 / Aluminum / 19-3/4″x20″x3/8″ / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA

Lygia Clark on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lygia-clark/

Further reading:
https://www.latinamericanart.com/en/artist/lygia-clark/
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/lygia-clark/
https://www.newcitybrazil.com/2021/10/04/sensorial-aesthetics-a-new-exhibition-encompasses-lygia-clarks-four-decade-career/

Born October 19~ Jacqueline Marval

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Jacqueline Marval was the pseudonym for Marie Josephine Vallet (October 19, 1866-May 28, 1932), who was a French painter, lithographer and sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Marval

La belle Gretchen by Jacqueline Marval
ND / Oil on canvas / 24″x19-3/4″ / Private collection

Jacqueline Marval on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/jacqueline-marval/

Further reading:
https://www.jacqueline-marval.com/biography
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/jacqueline-marval/
https://www.museemusings.com/home/jacqueline-marval