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German-American painter
Irene Aronson
Born 1918 Died 1992 (aged 73–74)
[1]
[2] Nationality American Known for Printmaker
Irene Hilde Aronson (sometimes Anderson or Aronsohn , 1918–1992) was a German-born American painter and printmaker.
Early life and education
Aronson was a native of
Dresden ,
[3] and came to England as a refugee in the 1930s.
[4] She studied at a number of institutions during her life, including the
Eastbourne School of Art , the
Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art , the
University of Oxford , the
Slade School of Fine Arts , and the
University of London . In 1960 she received a bachelor's degree from
Columbia University , following with a Master of Arts degree two years later. During her career she also had lessons at the
Art Students League of New York and the
Parsons School of Design . Her instructors included
Stanley William Hayter ,
Vladimir Polunin , and
Randolph Schwabe .
Career
During her career Aronson exhibited works in solo shows both in the United States and abroad; she won numerous awards and honors for her art.
[3] Active as well as a costume designer
[5] and book illustrator,
[6] she was a member of the California Society of Etchers.
[7] In 1956 her colored, soft ground etching, L'Opera was exhibited in the Society of American Graphic Artists' (now known as the
Society of American Graphic Artists ) 40th Annual Exhibition at the Architectural League, New York City for $50. She lived in
Rego Park
[8] and
Forest Hills at various points.
[9]
Public collections
Aronson's prints may be found in numerous museum collections, both in the United States and abroad. The
Smithsonian American Art Museum owns two, The Circus and Spring ,
[10]
[11] while the
National Gallery of Art owns three, the etching Still-Life ,
[12] the lithograph Zurich ,
[13] and the 1958 woodcut Oriental Fantasy .
[14] Ten works are in the collection of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art , including seven variants of the lithograph The Circus Performance ,
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21] and copies of the etching Moonlight ,
[22] the etching Danse Macabre ,
[23] and a book of Chinese Fables by Kathy Ch'iu which she illustrated.
[24] The
Museum of Modern Art owns a 1951 print entitled Moon Night in etching and aquatint.
[25] Four works are in the holdings of the
Victoria & Albert Museum .
[26]
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References
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"Irene Aronson" . National Gallery of Art . Retrieved 21 February 2022 .
^ Weyl, Christina (2019).
The Women of Atelier 17: Modernist Printmaking in Midcentury New York . Yale University Press. p. 215.
ISBN
9780300238501 . Retrieved 21 February 2022 .
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a
b Heller, Jules; Nancy G. Heller, eds. (1995).
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary . Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 537.
ISBN
0-8153-2584-3 .
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The Studio . Offices of The Studio. 1959.
^ League, The Broadway.
"Irene Aronson – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB" . www.ibdb.com . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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Official Directory, American Illustrators and Advertising Artists . American Federation of Arts. 1949.
^ Maryly Snow;
Sylvia Solochek Walters (23 January 2018).
California Society of Printmakers: One Hundred Years, 1913-2013 . California Society of Printmaker. pp. 966–.
ISBN
978-0-9895408-0-3 .
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"Irene Aronson" . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Dennis Holzman Antiques" . www.holzmanantiques.com . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"The Circus" . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Spring" . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Still Life" . www.nga.gov . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Zurich" . www.nga.gov . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Oriental Fantasy" . www.nga.gov . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - The Circus Performance - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - The Circus Performance - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - The Circus Performance - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - The Circus Performance - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - The Circus Performance - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - The Circus Performance - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - The Circus Performance - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - Moonlight - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson - Danse Macabre - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Kathy Ch'iu - Chinese Fables - The Met" . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Irene Aronson. Moon Night. 1951 - MoMA" . www.moma.org . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Café de Paix - Aronson, Irene - V&A Search the Collections" . collections.vam.ac.uk . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"L'Opéra - Aronson, Irene - V&A Search the Collections" . collections.vam.ac.uk . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Pineapple - Aronson, Irene - V&A Search the Collections" . collections.vam.ac.uk . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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"Fantasie Orientale - Aronson, Irene - V&A Search the Collections" . collections.vam.ac.uk . Retrieved 28 May 2018 .
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