Katherine Sophie Dreier
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| Katherine Sophie Dreier | |
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| Born |
September 10, 1877 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | March 29, 1952 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Abstract art |
| Training | Pratt Institute, Walter Shirlaw |
Katherine Sophie Dreier (September 10, 1877 – March 29, 1952) was an American artist and a patron of the arts.[1] The daughter of Theodor Dreier, she was a member of the Abstraction-Création group. She was one of the founders of the Société Anonyme.
Dreier exhibited two oil paintings at the 1913 Armory Show, Blue Bowl ($300) and The avenue, Holland ($300).[2]
In 1917, Dreier was one of the founders of the Society of Independent Artists in New York City, and exhibited two works in their First Annual Exhibition (April 10-May 6, 1917).[3]
References
- ↑ Notable American Women: The Modern Period : a Biographical Dictionary, Volume 4, by Barbara Sicherman, Carol Hurd Green, page 203
- ↑ Brown, Milton W., ‘’The Story of the Armory Show’’, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1963, p. 329
- ↑ "Catalogue of the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists, April 10-May 6, 1917". Retrieved 1 February 2014.
Sources
- Shearer West (1996). The Bullfinch Guide to Art. UK: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 0-8212-2137-X.
- The Variant, Katherine Dreier and the Société Anonyme by William Clark. (Accessed June 14, 2005.)
- Ruth L. Bohan (1982). Katherine Dreier and Modernism in America.
External links
- Katherine S. Dreier Papers/Société Anonyme Archive at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University
Brooklyn Museum - In Church - Walter Shirlaw - overall
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