Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3400
Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3400
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Museums page for Gertrude Abercrombie ((1909 - 1977)), known for Surreal imagery, gloves, grapes, hats, block printing. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1909 Austin, Texas - 1977 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Surreal imagery, gloves, grapes, hats, block printing.
Gertrude Abercrombie (February 17, 1909 - July 3, 1977) was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and... Read full biography
Gertrude Abercrombie (February 17, 1909 - July 3, 1977) was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music... Read full biography
Gertrude Abercrombie (February 17, 1909 - July 3, 1977) was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music inspired her own creative work. Abercrombie was born on February 17, 1909, in Austin, Texas. Her parents, Tom and Lula Janes Abercrombie, were traveling opera singers who happened to be in Austin on the... Read full biography
Gertrude Abercrombie (February 17, 1909 - July 3, 1977) was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music inspired her own creative work. Abercrombie was born on February 17, 1909, in Austin, Texas. Her parents, Tom and Lula Janes Abercrombie, were traveling opera singers who happened to be in Austin on the day of Gertrude's birth. The family lived in Berlin in 1913 to further her mother's career, but the beginning of World War I caused the family to move back to the United States. Upon their return the family lived in Aledo, Illinois before settling in... Read full biography
Gertrude Abercrombie (February 17, 1909 - July 3, 1977) was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music inspired her own creative work. Abercrombie was born on February 17, 1909, in Austin, Texas. Her parents, Tom and Lula Janes Abercrombie, were traveling opera singers who happened to be in Austin on the day of Gertrude's birth. The family lived in Berlin in 1913 to further her mother's career, but the beginning of World War I caused the family to move back to the United States. Upon their return the family lived in Aledo, Illinois before settling in Hyde Park, Chicago in 1916. She was raised in a strict Christian Scientist environment at home. She earned a degree in Romance Language... Read full biography
Gertrude Abercrombie - Artist Info
About Gertrude Abercrombie: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsArt Institute of Chicago, AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
227 State Street
Madison, WI 53703Milwaukee Art Museum
700 North Art Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3707Museum of Contemporary Art-Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2604Peoria Riverfront Museum
222 SW Washington Street
Peoria, IL 61602Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455