Tag Archives: Women Artists

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 February 7~ Ethel Carrick

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Ethel Carrick (February 7, 1872-June 17, 1952), also known by her married name Ethel Carrick Fox, was an English-born Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Carrick

La Marée Haute à Saint Malo by Ethel Carrick
c.1911-12 / Oil on canvas / 31″x25 1/5″ / Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Ethel Carrick Fox on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ethel-carrick-fox/

Further reading:
https://www.diggins.com.au/artist/ethel-carrick-fox/
http://www.susannadevries.com/ethel_carrick_fox.html
https://art.base.co/event/3032-art-love-and-life-ethel-carrick-e-phillips-fox#16

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 February 5~ Lucinda Toomer

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Lucinda Toomer (February 5, 1888-September 1, 1983) was an American artist who worked in the African-American tradition of quiltmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucinda_Toomer

Le Moyne Star Variation Quilt by Lucinda Toomer
1981 / Cotton and synthetics / 71 1/4 × 62″ / American Folk Art Museum, NYC

Further reading:
http://east2.amz.digiscribecloud.com/artists/330
https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/lucinda-toomer
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183827259/lucinda-toomer

Born February 4~ Mary Frank

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Mary Frank (born February 4, 1933) is an English sculptor, painter, printmaker, draftswoman, and illustrator.
Biography at the Paris Review: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/05/26/mary-frank/

Cusp #1 by Mary Frank
2015-17 / Archival pigment print on bamboo paper / 21 1/2″x16 1/2″ / maryfrankartist.com

Mary Frank on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mary-frank/

Further reading:
https://www.dcmooregallery.com/artists/mary-frank
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/frank-mary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frank

Born February 3~ Thora Hallager

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Thora Hallager (February 3,1821-June 16, 1884) was a Danish photographer. She was Denmark’s earliest female photographer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thora_Hallager

Self Portrait by Thora Hallager
Scan from negative / Royal Danish Library Digital Collections

Thora Hallager’s photographs of Hans Christian Andersen

Further reading:
https://www.fotohistorie.com/hallager-thora-kbh.html (in Danish)
Letters from Hans Christian Andersen to Thora Hallager (in Danish)

Born February 2~ Loren MacIver

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Loren MacIver (February 2, 1909-March 3, 1998) was an American painter and the first woman represented in MoMA’s permanent collection.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_MacIver

Downstairs by Loren MacIver
c.1936-1939 / Oil on canvas / 30 1⁄4″x20 1⁄8″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Loren MacIver on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/loren-maciver/

Further reading:
https://www.alexandregallery.com/artists-work/loren-maciver
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/oil-slick
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/nyregion/loren-maciver-90-a-painter-known-for-her-eclectic-style.html

Born February 1~ Doris Lee

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Doris Lee (February 1, 1905-June 16, 1983) was an American painter known for her figurative painting and printmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lee

“Country Post” (Detail) by Doris Lee
1938 / Mural, oil on canvas / 72″x163″
William J. Clinton Federal Building (formerly the Ariel Rios Federal Building), DC

Doris Lee on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/doris-emrick-lee/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/doris-lee/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/doris-lee-2857
Doris Lee on the U.S. General Services Administration website

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/