Tag Archives: Sculpture

Born March 10~ Anna Hyatt Huntington

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Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (March 10, 1876-October 4, 1973) was an American sculptor who was among New York City’s most prominent sculptors in the early 20th century.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Hyatt_Huntington

Reaching Jaguar by Anna Hyatt Huntington
c.1905-1906 / Bronze / 6 7/16″x4 5/8″ / Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Anna Hyatt Huntington’s Jaguars: http://www.wcsarchivesblog.org/anna-hyatt-huntingtons-jaguars/

Anna Hyatt Huntington on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-vaughn-hyatt-huntington/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/anna-hyatt-huntington/
http://medallicartcollector.com/anna-hyatt-huntington_biography.html

Born February 29~ Augusta Savage

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Augusta Savage (February 29, 1892-March 27, 1962) was an American sculptor and a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Savage

Gwendolyn Knight by Augusta Savage
1934-35 / Painted plaster / 18 1/2″x8 1/2″x9″ / Seattle Art Museum, WA

Augusta Savage on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/augusta-savage/

Further reading:
https://www.antiquetrader.com/art/augusta-savage-a-groundbreaking-artist
http://www.hasta-standrews.com/features/2021/2/24/augusta-savage-and-the-harlem-renaissance
https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-harp-augusta-savages-lost-masterpiece/

Born February 24~ Ida Matton

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Ida Elisabeth Matton (February 24, 1863-July 7, 1940) was a Swedish artist, primarily a sculptor, who was active in Paris for most of her adult life.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Matton

Sculpted Portrait of a Woman by Ida Matton
1891 / Terracotta / 13 3/4″x15 3/4″x11 4/5″ / Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

Ida Matton on the DigitalMuseum: https://bit.ly/37RRAEo

Further reading:
https://skbl.se/en/article/IdaElisabethMatton
https://www.nationalmuseum.se/en/a-portrait-sculpted-by-ida-matton
The Artist Ida Matton (translated by Google)

Born February 18~ Takako Saito

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Takako Saito (born 1929) is a Japanese artist closely associated with Fluxus, the international collective of avant-garde artists that was active primarily in the 1960s and 1970s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takako_Saito

70 cm. x 70 cm’s Freedom by Takako Saito
1991 / Assemblage: Iron box containing different objects with magnet / 39 2/5″x28″x6″

Takako Saito on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/takako-saito/

More links:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/takako-saito/
https://www.fondazionebonotto.org/en/collection/fluxus/saitotakako
https://www.moma.org/collection/terms/fluxus

Born February 9~ Edith Maryon

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Louisa Edith Church Maryon (February 9, 1872-May 2, 1924), better known as Edith Maryon, was an English sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Maryon

The Pixies’ Ring by Edith Maryon / No information available
Exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1906

Edith Maryon on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_of_Edith_Maryon

Further reading:
https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1209417826
Biography of Edith Louise Maryon, translated by Google
Edith Maryon Art School in Freiburg (in German): https://bildhauer-kunststudium.com/kunstschule/geschichte/
Edith Maryon Foundation: https://maryon.ch/en/

Born February 6~ Elfriede Abbe

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Elfriede Martha Abbe (1919–2012) was an American sculptor, wood engraver, and botanical illustrator.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfriede_Abbe

The Hunter by Elfriede Abbe
c.1935 / Sculpture for the 1939 World’s Fair in NYC,
located in the Production and Distribution Zone at Perylon Hall

Elfriede Abbe at Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7631711@N08/sets/72157628153713895/with/6402892053/

Further reading:
http://tcpl-exhibits.blogspot.com/2011/11/elfriede-abbe-illustrator-printer.html
https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/03/06/elizabeth-barrett-browning-prometheus-bound-elfriede-abbe/
http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2233#overview

Born January 28~ Anna Golubkina

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Anna Semyonovna Golubkina (January 28, 1864-September 7, 1927) was a Russian Impressionist sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Golubkina

Portrait of Alexei Remizov by Anna Golubkina
1911 / Tinted wood / 27 3/4″x21 3/4″x13 2/5″ / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, RU

Anna Golubkina’s personal exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in 1914:
http://www.tg-m.ru/catalog/en/golubkina-anna-0

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/anna-goloubkina/
https://www.artiststudiomuseum.org/studio-museums/anna-golubkina-memorial-studio/
https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/articles/2-2014-43/moscow-and-art-anna-golubkina

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 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/