Tag Archives: Women Artists

Born June 23~ Mary Grigoriadis

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Mary Grigoriadis (born June 23, 1942) is an American artist known for her paintings in the pattern and decoration movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Grigoriadis

Card for Mary Grigoriadis’ exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery, 1978
Artwork used: “Titus” / 1974 / Oil and acrylic on linen / 66″x66″

Mary Grigoriadis on the Accola Griefen Gallery web site: http://accolagriefen.com/artists/mary-grigoriadis

Further reading:
https://art.state.gov/personnel/mary_grigoriadis/
https://www.airgallery.org/mary-grigoriadis
https://collections.broadmuseum.msu.edu/detail.php?term=Mary+Grigoriadis&module=objects&type=keyword&x=0&y=0&kv=27336&record=1&module=objects

Born June 22~ Alison Smithson

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Alison Smithson (June 22, 1928-August 16, 1993) was one half of the wife and husband team of Alison and Peter Smithson, influential and controversial pioneers of the New Brutalist movement in the UK.
Alison Smithson on the Dangerous Women Project site:
https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/07/28/alison-smithson/

School of Architecture and Building Engineering (E6)
Alison & Peter Smithson / 1984-1988 / University of Bath, UK

Alison Smithson on ArchDaily: https://www.archdaily.com/tag/alison-smithson

Further reading:
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/englands_eccentric_new_brutalist_architects_the_smithsons
https://www.treehugger.com/look-alison-smithsons-house-future-4858335
https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/reputations/alison-smithson-1928-1993-and-peter-smithson-1923-2003

Born June 21~ Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen

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Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (born Anne Marie Brodersen; June 21, 1863-February 22, 1945) was a Danish sculptor. She was married to the Danish composer Carl Nielsen.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Marie_Carl-Nielsen

Havfrue (Mermaid) by Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1921 / Bronze / 30″x17″x33″ / Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark

Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anne-marie-carl-nielsen/

Further reading:
https://www.glyptoteket.com/exhibition/amcn/
Google translation of article “The sculptor Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen and the ancient Greek art”
Danish artist Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen on NMWA~
https://nmwa.org/blog/artist-spotlight/danish-artist-anne-marie-carl-nielsen-part-1-of-2/
https://nmwa.org/blog/artist-spotlight/danish-artist-anne-marie-carl-nielsen-part-2-of-2/

Born June 20~ Lucy Kemp-Welch

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Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (June 20, 1869-November 27, 1958) was a British painter and teacher who specialized in painting working horses.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Kemp-Welch

Forward! Forward to Victory: Enlist Now by Lucy Kemp-Welch
1915 / Artwork for UK WWI recruiting poster, found in various collections
Original painting in Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, Hertfordshire, UK / no details available

Lucy Kemp-Welch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucy-elizabeth-kemp-welch/

Further reading:
https://www.aigantighe.co.nz/Collection/blog/lucy-kemp-welch
https://homefrontheroines.org.uk/lucy-kemp-welch/
https://www.joyvspicer.com/joy-blog/2016/03/the-sunday-section-art-lucy-elizabethhtml

Born June 19~ Maginel Wright Enright Barney

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Maginel Wright Enright Barney (June 19, 1881-April 18, 1966) was an American children’s book illustrator and graphic artist. She was the younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright and the mother of Elizabeth Enright.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginel_Wright_Enright

Cover for Woman’s World, August 1919 by Maginel Wright Enright Barney
1919 / Ink, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on illustration board
17-1/8″x9-3/16″ / Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE

Maginel Wright Enright Barney on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/maginel-wright-barney/

Further reading:
https://rockwellcenter.org/essays-illustration/gathering-wood/
https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/maginel-wright-enright-barney
https://nha.org/research/nantucket-history/history-topics/nantucket-in-the-art-of-maginel-wright/

Born June 18~ Dorothy Weir Young

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Dorothy Weir Young (June 18, 1890-May 28, 1947) was an American artist. She worked in multiple media including including oils, watercolors, and woodblock prints.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Weir_Young

Theresa and Tommy by Dorothy Weir Young
c.1920 / Oil on canvas / 27-1/8″x34-1/8″ / BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT

Dorothy Weir Young on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dorothy_Weir_Young

Further reading:
Artist: Dorothy Weir Young/State of Utah Art Collections
Dorothy Weir Young Artwork/Natonal Park Service
https://savingplaces.org/stories/10-women-who-influenced-historic-artists-homes#.YM0D-ZNKhUc

Born June 17~ Toshiko Takaezu

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Toshiko Takaezu (June 17, 1922-March 9, 2011) was a Japanese-American ceramist and painter whose closed forms helped to elevate ceramics from functional to fine art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiko_Takaezu

Untitled by Toshiko Takaezu
c.1990-1999 / Glazed stoneware / 14-1/2″x6-1/2″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Toshiko Takaezu on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/toshiko-takaezu/

Further reading:
https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/artists/toshiko-takaezu/
https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/object-package/toshiko-takaezu/29673
https://www.toshikotakaezufoundation.org/about-toshiko

Born June 16~ Yamashita Rin

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Yamashita Rin (June 16, 1857-January 26, 1939) was a painter of icons for the Japanese Orthodox Church.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashita_Rin

Icon of The Resurrection of Christ by Yamashita Rin / c. 1891
Oil on paper, lacquered / 12-3/5″x10-2/5″ / Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Yamashita Rin on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yamashita_Rin

Further reading:
http://www.englishforrussianorthodox.com/rin-yamashita
https://blog.obitel-minsk.com/2020/11/irina-yamashita-the-first-japanese-icon-painter.html
http://meiji-portraits.de/meiji_portraits_y.html#20090527093539953_1_2_4_15_1

Born June 15~ Anna Mahler

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Anna Justine Mahler (June 15, 1904-June 3, 1988) was an Austrian sculptor. Born in Vienna, Anna Mahler was the second child of the composer Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma Schindler.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Mahler

Tower of Masks by Anna Mahler
1961 / Limestone / Height: 15 ft / University of California (UCLA)  Photo © Ewald Judt

Anna Mahler on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-mahler/

Further reading:
https://artistscollectingsociety.org/members/anna-mahler/
https://mahlerfoundation.org/mahler/family-tree/generation-7/2-anna-justine-mahler-gucki-1904-1988/
https://stephenjones.blog/2020/11/18/anna-mahler/

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/