Jump to content

Barbara Leoff Burge

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barbara Leoff Burge (1933) is an American book artist. In 1974 she co-founded the Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) in Rosendale, New York along with fellow artists Ann Kalmbach, Tatana Kellner, and Anita Wetzel.[1] Her work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[2] and the MassArt Library.[3]

Career[edit]

Leoff Burge is a co-founder of Women's Studio Workshop.[4]

Her works are in the collections of Yale, Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, among others.[5][6]

In 2013 Leoff Burge was honored at the Women's Studio Workshop annual Gala Dinner.[7] In 2018 she was included in the exhibit The Golden Age of New Paltz which exhibited New Paltz artists of the 1960s.[8] In 2023 the town of New Paltz honored her 90th birthday with a parade and community festivities.[5]

Works[edit]

  • Kunst Comix: A phony art history, Women's Studio Workshop, 1983[9]
  • None of Your Damn Business, Women's Studio Workshop, 2009[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's Studio Workshop (WSW)". National Association of Women Artists, Inc. | NAWA. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Barbara Leoff Burge | Kunst Comix". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Barbara Leoff Burge | Artists' Books at MassArt". MassArt. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Historical Timeline - Women's Studio Workshop Library and Archive". Women's Studio Workshop. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  5. ^ a b "New Paltz neighbors stage parade for artist Barbara Leoff Burge's 90th - Hudson Valley One". 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  6. ^ a b "None of your damn business". Women's Studio Workshop. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  7. ^ "Mother of invention: WSW's Barbara Leoff Burge". Hudson Valley One. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Barbara Leoff Burge". Golden Age of New Paltz. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Artist Books from the Women's Studio Workshop | Barbara Leoff Burge · Online Exhibits". apps.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

External links[edit]