Jane Haskell (24 November 1923 – 28 May 2013 [1]) was a Pittsburgh-based artist and philanthropist whose art focused on light. Her neon work "River of Light" was installed in the Steel Plaza station of Pittsburgh's 'T' system in 1984, [2] which was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. [3] She became a member of the Carnegie Museum of Art board in 1999, [2] and was chosen as the 2006 Artist of the Year and exhibited by the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. [4] She was a student of Samuel Rosenberg and her work was exhibited as Jane Haskell: Drawing in Light at the American Jewish Museum. [5] "Born Jane Zirinsky in 1923, in Cedarhurst, Long Island, N.Y., Haskell received a bachelor of fine arts from Skidmore College in 1944 and earned a masters in art history from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961." [4]
References
- ^ "Jane Haskell". www.janehaskell.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Jane Zirinsky Haskell / Visionary, philanthropic artist who learned to master light". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "AJM exhibit puts Jane Haskell's creativity in the spotlight". Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ a b Shaw, Kurt. "Exhibits celebrate Pittsburgh artist Haskell's works". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ Clark, Vicky A.; Hiller, Melissa (2015-08-01). Jane Haskell: Drawing in Light. American Jewish Museum. ISBN 9780692453315.
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