| Eugenie Gershoy | |
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Eugenie Gershoy, from the Archives of American Art |
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| Born | January 1, 1901 Krivoi Rog, Russia |
| Died | 1986 (aged 84–85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Watercolor, sculpture |
| Training | Art Students League of New York |
| Influenced by | Alexander Stirling Calder, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Boardman Robinson |
| Awards | Saint-Gaudens medal |
Eugenie Gershoy (January 1, 1901 Krivoi Rog, Russia - 1983) was an American watercolorist and sculptor. She won the Saint-Gaudens medal.[1]
She emigrated with her family in 1903. She studied at the Art Students League of New York, with Alexander Stirling Calder, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Boardman Robinson. She married Harry Gottlieb, and lived at Woodstock, New York.
She was a member of the Federal Art Project. She developed a mixture of wheat paste, plaster, and egg tempera, which she used in papier-mâché sculptures. She also developed a polychrome mixture of synthetic glue for WPA art project murals, with Max Spivak.
She lived in San Francisco from 1942 to 1966. She taught at the California School of Fine Arts.
A 1977 sculpture by Eugenie Gershoy was titled "Homage to Audrey McMahon (Goddess of Fertility)," in recognition of the over 50,000 works of art produced in New York City during the first few years of the Federal Arts Project.[2]
Her work is held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2] Her papers are held at Syracuse University.[3]