Virginia Berresford
Virginia Berresford | |
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| Born | 1902, 1904 or 1914 |
| Died | 1995 (aged 92–93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Wellesley College; Teachers College, Columbia University; Art Students League |
| Patron(s) | Charles Martin; Amédée Ozenfant |
Virginia Berresford (1902, 1904 or 1914 – 1995) was a painter, printmaker, and art gallery owner. Her works are exhibited in major galleries.
Early life and education[]
She was born Virginia Berresford in either 1902,[1] 1904[2] or 1914[3] (sources vary) in New Rochelle, New York. She studied at Wellesley College in 1921, and Teachers College, Columbia University in 1923 with Charles Martin. She studied at the Art Students League, with George Bridgman. She studied in Paris, with Amédée Ozenfant from 1925 to 1930.[4]
Art career[]
In the 1950s, she opened an art gallery in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard.[5]
Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art[2] the Detroit Institute of Arts[3] and the Dallas Museum of Art.[1]
Exhibitions[]
- Third Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, 1936, Whitney Museum of American Art[2]
- Second Biennial Exhibition: Sculpture, Drawings and Prints, 1936, Whitney Museum of American Art[2]
- Oil Paintings by Living Artists, 1935, Brooklyn Museum[6]
- First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Prints, 1933, Whitney Museum of American Art[2]
- 46 Painters and Sculptors under 35 Years of Age, 1930, Museum of Modern Art, New York.[7]
Bibliography[]
- Virginia's journal: an autobiography of an artist, Glen Publishing Co., 1989[8]
References[]
- ^ a b "Under the Bigtop - DMA Collection Online". www.dma.org.
- ^ a b c d e "Virginia Berresford". whitney.org.
- ^ a b "Florida Storm". www.dia.org.
- ^ Virginia Berresford (1904–1996) United States
- ^ Dan T. Chase (August 7, 2003). "Art: From Modest Beginnings: Remembering The People and Places of Island Art". Martha's Vineyard Times.
- ^ "Oil Paintings by Living Artists". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Virginia Berresford". Museum of Modern Art.
- ^ "Virginia's journal: an autobiography of an artist / / Virginia Berresford". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution.
External links[]
- "Virginia Berresford biography". AskArt.
- "Virginia Berresford painting". F. B. Horowitz Fine Art Ltd.
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