Pennerton West

Pennerton West (April 11, 1913 – June 29, 1965) was an American artist best known for her prints.

Biography

West studied at the Art Student's League and Cooper Union in New York City. She also studied with artists Hans Hoffman, Stanley William Hayter and Ibram Lassaw.[1] Pennerton was affiliated with Atelier 17 in Paris, an avante-garde workshop founded by Hayter in 1927.[2] Pennerton West was descended from the American historical landscape painter Benjamin West.[3]

West died at 52 in Shrub Oak, New York.[4]

Selected works

  • Vase of Flowers (1945/1965)[5]
  • On Such a Night (1946)[6]
  • Standing Female Nude (n.d.)[7]
  • Untitled (n.d.)[8]
  • Woman Crouching (n.d.)[9]

Selected exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • Norlyst Gallery, New York, NY, October 1947[13]
  • De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, September 1951[14]
  • De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, January 1953[15]
  • Condon Riley Gallery, New York, NY, November 1958[16]
  • Willard-Lucien Gallery, New York, NY, April 19-May 7, 1960[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Pennerton West". New York School Art Gallery. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  2. ↑ "Atelier 17". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  3. ↑ "Pennerton West Biography". Artnet. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  4. ↑ "Mrs. PennertonWest Herma, Painter, Etcher and Sculptor". The New York Times. 1965-07-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ↑ "Vase of Flowers". Art Institute of Chicago.
  6. ↑ "On Such a Night". Art Institute of Chicago.
  7. ↑ "Standing Female Nude". Art Institute of Chicago.
  8. ↑ "Untitled". Art Institute of Chicago.
  9. ↑ "Woman Crouching". Art Institute of Chicago.
  10. ↑ "GRAPHIC ARTISTS HAVE PRINT SHOW; All Mediums on Display at Borgenicht Gallery--Adrian Paintings at Knoedler's". The New York Times. 1951-09-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  11. ↑ "Atelier 17 chronology". Christina Weyl. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  12. ↑ Housley, Kathleen L. (2003). "The Tranquil Power of Perle Fine's Art". Woman's Art Journal. 24 (1): 3–10. doi:10.2307/1358800. JSTOR 1358800.
  13. ↑ "NOTED ARTISTS TOP BUSY WEEK IN ART; Exhibitions of Work by Ryder and Picasso Head Events at Galleries, Museums". The New York Times. 1947-10-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  14. ↑ "Art Galleries Offer Varied Attractions". The New York Times. 1951-09-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  15. ↑ "Contemporary Art Marks Week Here". The New York Times. 1953. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  16. ↑ "NEW EXHIBITIONS CROWD ART WEEK; Paintings Will Include Graphic Work Shown at Mexico City Biennial". The New York Times. 1958-11-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  17. ↑ "2 MUSEUMS LIST NEW ART SHOWS; Guggenheim Offers Recent Acquisitions, Metropolitan Works From Near East". The New York Times. 1960-04-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.

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