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1880 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1980 Waterbury, Connecticut. Known for: Nude female figure sculpture.
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The following is from Beth Crader, who knew the artist well for the last two years of her life and describes that time period. "Harriet and Ruth (her partner) moved to CT, and after a short period of... Read full biography
The following is from Beth Crader, who knew the artist well for the last two years of her life and describes that time period. "Harriet and Ruth (her partner) moved to CT, and after a short period of time Ruth had to place Harriet in a nursing home. After about a year, Ruth was forced to sell off... Read full biography
The following is from Beth Crader, who knew the artist well for the last two years of her life and describes that time period. "Harriet and Ruth (her partner) moved to CT, and after a short period of time Ruth had to place Harriet in a nursing home. After about a year, Ruth was forced to sell off pieces of the art to pay for the nursing home bills. I was physically present when one of the paintings was taken off the wall to be crated and sent to a buyer. Harriet died in 1980, was cremated, and... Read full biography
The following is from Beth Crader, who knew the artist well for the last two years of her life and describes that time period. "Harriet and Ruth (her partner) moved to CT, and after a short period of time Ruth had to place Harriet in a nursing home. After about a year, Ruth was forced to sell off pieces of the art to pay for the nursing home bills. I was physically present when one of the paintings was taken off the wall to be crated and sent to a buyer. Harriet died in 1980, was cremated, and Ruth carried on for a few years until she herself died. The last few months of Harriet's life she would sit and read out loud. If you changed the book on her she would continue in whatever language the book was written. Harriet and Ruth were... Read full biography
The following is from Beth Crader, who knew the artist well for the last two years of her life and describes that time period. "Harriet and Ruth (her partner) moved to CT, and after a short period of time Ruth had to place Harriet in a nursing home. After about a year, Ruth was forced to sell off pieces of the art to pay for the nursing home bills. I was physically present when one of the paintings was taken off the wall to be crated and sent to a buyer. Harriet died in 1980, was cremated, and Ruth carried on for a few years until she herself died. The last few months of Harriet's life she would sit and read out loud. If you changed the book on her she would continue in whatever language the book was written. Harriet and Ruth were wonderful women and I was fortunate to get to know them. Fear not every day, for angels hover nea... Read full biography
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth - Artist Info
About Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: Keywords
Keywords (45)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •American Federation of Arts
- •Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •National Sculpture Society
- •The Philadelphia Ten: Expanded Group
Art Teacher
- •Auguste Rodin
- •Gutzon Borglum
- •Karl Bitter
Art School
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Louise and Alan Sellars Collection
Added Description
- •Centenarian Artist, Lived 100 Years or More
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Garden Sculpture
- •Nude Figure Specialty
- •Sculpture Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts