Mary B. Schuenemann
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | September 5, 1898
Died | June 15, 1992 | (aged 93)
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
Known for | Watercolor |
Mary B. Schuenemann (September 5, 1898 – June 15, 1992) was an American painter. Her life was dedicated to the arts, in particular the painting of watercolors. She was influenced by the artistic trends of the East Coast.
Biography
[edit]Mary B. Schuenemann born on September 5, 1898, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Schuenemann received a B.S. degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania;[1][2] with further studies at the Philadelphia College of Arts (now University of the Arts), the Tyler School of Art, and the Modern School of Painting in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she studied with Earl Horter, Earnest Thum, and John Lear.[1]
Her summer home was in Pineville, New Jersey, where she often found her themes of water, boats, fishing paraphernalia, characterized by intense juxtapositions of color.[citation needed] Schuenemann was a product of the developments of the arts in the early part of the 20th century in America. She worked in oils, pastels, and watercolors, her favorite medium being watercolor.[citation needed]
She received numerous awards from art associations, including five gold medals, and four silver medals. Schuenemann had many solo shows at prestigious institutions, including Philadelphia Art Alliance, Woodier Art Gallery, The Plastic Club of Philadelphia, Abington Art Center, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Philadelphia Museum of Art.[citation needed]
She is listed in Who's Who of American Women Painters, Who’s Who in the East, and Who's Who in American Art.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c American Federation of Arts (1959). Who's Who in American Art. R. R. Bowker. p. 507 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Who Was Who in American Art 1564–1975: 400 years of artists in America, Volume 3, Peter H. Falk, page 2941