Vita Petersen
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| Born | Vita von Simson 1915 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | October 22, 2011 (aged 95–96) New York, New York |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Abstract expressionism |
| Spouse | Gustav Petersen |
Vita Petersen (1915–2011) was an Abstract expressionist painter. She is known for her association with the New York Studio School.[1]
Petersen née von Simson was born in Berlin, Germany in 1915.[2] She had an older brother named Otto von Simson.[3] She studied at the Berlin Academy and the Munich School of Fine Arts.[4]
She fled Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1938.[5]
Petersen settled in New York. She married fellow immigrant Gustav Peterson, with whom she had one child named Andrea Petersen. [6] She studied with Hans Hofmann. Petersen was friends with Mercedes Matter, founder of the New York Studio School.[7] Petersen was both a teacher and a trustee of the school.[5] In the 1960s she was the subject of a series of portraits by Walker Evans.[8] Eventually, Petersen had to transition to painting strictly in black and white due to her deteriorating eyesight. [9]
She exhibited around New York City, including the Betty Parsons Gallery.[7] In 2012 she held her last show Vita Petersen – In Black and White: Her Last Works at the New York Studio School.[5]
Petersen died in New York City on October 22, 2011 at the age of 96.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vita Petersen (2011)". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Zeitz, Lisa (1 November 2011). "Vita Petersen, 1915-2011". ARTnews. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Viana, Marcilia Cavalcante (2023). "O USO DO GEOGEBRA NO ENSINO DE GEOMETRIA NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL: UM RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA. In: I Congresso GeoGebra Pernambuco - UFPE - Recife, 2023. Disponível em: <https://www.doity.com.br/anais/icongressogeogebrape/trabalho/309926>. Acesso em: 27/12/2023 às 17:23". Anais do(a) I Congresso GeoGebra Pernambuco - UFPE - Recife, 2023. Recife, Brasil: Even3: 1–12. doi:10.29327/1340550.1-1.
- ^ "Vita Petersen - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "In Pursuit of Sensual Form: Vita Petersen (1915-2011)". artcritical. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "VITA PETERSEN Obituary (2011) - New York, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ a b Marter, Joan M. (2016). Women of abstract expressionism. Denver New Haven: Denver Art Museum Yale University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780300208429.
- ^ "Walker Evans | [30 Portraits of Vita Petersen at Dinner Party]". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Zeitz, Lisa (2011-11-01). "Vita Petersen, 1915-2011". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
External links
[edit]- images of Petersen's work on the New York Studio School site
- images of Petersen's work on ArtNet
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