Esta Nesbitt | |
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Born | Esther Feuerman November 19, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 30, 1975 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 57)
Other names | Esta Feuerman Nesbitt |
Education |
Traphagen School of Fashion, Columbia University, New York University |
Years active | 1940s–1970s |
Known for | Fashion Illustration, Xerox art |
Spouse | Saul Nesbitt (?–1975) |
Esther "Esta" Nesbitt, born as Esther Feuerman (1918–1975), was an American illustrator, xerox artist, filmmaker, and educator. Between the 1940s until the 1960s, Nesbitt actively led a career as a fashion illustrator for leading magazines and newspapers including Harpers Bazaar, Mademoiselle, and the New York Times Magazine. [1] [2] In the 1960s she began experimenting with fine art, in multidisciplines and with xerox art.
Esther Feuerman was born 19 November 1918 in New York City, New York. [2] [3] Nesbitt studied at the Traphagen School of Fashion, graduating 1937 in Illustration, working primarily in fashion illustration. [4] She continued her studies at Columbia University, and New York University (NYU). [1]
She was married to designer and sculptor, Saul Nesbitt (1920–1993). [5] [6] Between 1964 until 1974, Nesbitt was a professor at the Parson’s School of Design. [4]
Starting in the 1960s she started to experiment with fine art, and by 1966 she was exhibiting her art. [1] [2] In the 1960s and 1970s, Nesbitt was one of the earliest artists experimenting with xerox art. [7] She invent three xerography techniques, named transcapsa, photo-transcapsa, and chromacapsa. [7] Nesbitt worked closely with Anibal Ambert and Merle English at Xerox Corporation and the company sponsored her art research from 1970 until 1972. [8]
She died on 30 November 1975 in New York City, New York. [2]
Her work is featured in various public art museum and library collections including, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [9] Brooklyn Museum, [10] Archives of American Art, [11] National Museum of American History, [6] Digital Public Library of America, [12] Smithsonian American Art Museum, [3] Frances Neady collection at Fashion Institute of Technology, [13] among others.