Vera Berdich

Vera Berdich
Born 1915 (1915)
Cicero, Illinois
Died October 12, 2003
Chicago
Nationality American
Alma mater School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known for printmaker

Vera Berdich (1915 in Cicero, Illinois – October 12, 2003 in Chicago) was an American printmaker.[1]

Life

Berdich graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a B.A. in 1946. She worked for the WPA at Hull House[2] and taught etching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1947 to 1979.[3] She was an influence on the Chicago Imagists group.[4]

Her papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[5]

Collections

Berdich's works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[6] Library of Congress,[7] Smithsonian Institution,[8] Museum of Modern Art,[9] and the Art Institute of Chicago.[10]

Exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Vera Berdich's Obituary on Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. ↑ http://iwa.bradley.edu/?q=artists/VeraBerdich
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ Warner Rotzoll, Brenda (October 17, 2003). "Vera Berdich, 88, artist who was major influence on Imagists". Chicago Sun Times: 75 – via NewsBank.
  5. ↑ http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/vera-berdich-papers-10847
  6. ↑ "Time being day by day | Berdich, Vera | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Search Results: "vera berdich" - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Vera Berdich | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Vera Berdich | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  10. ↑ "Berdich, Vera | The Art Institute of Chicago". www.artic.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  11. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-03-05/entertainment/9503050076_1_etching-art-institute-chicago-cultural-center
  12. ↑ "Printworks Gallery". www.printworkschicago.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Stories: Prints and H. C. Westermann—See America First | The Art Institute of Chicago". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  14. ↑ http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/19216-vera-berdich
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