Martha Mayer Erlebacher

Martha Mayer Erlebacher
Self Portrait, 2011, Nero pencil on paper
Born	(1937-11-21)November 21, 1937 Jersey City, New Jersey
Died	June 22, 2013(2013-06-22) (aged 75) Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Walter S. Erlebacher

Martha Mayer Erlebacher ((1937-11-21)November 21, 1937 – (2013-06-22)June 22, 2013). She attended Gettysburg College from 1955-1956. She received a BA in Industrial Design from the Pratt Institute. She also received an MFA from Pratt in 1963. She is known for her trompe l'oeil still lifes and well as her representational figurative work of the nude body. She has been influenced by eighteenth- and nineteenth century Italian and French painting traditions and well as by the realist Thomas Eakins.

Notes and references

• Cozzolino, Robert, ed. (2012). The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. ISBN 978-1-55595-389-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Plous, Phyllis (1983). A Heritage Renewed: Representational Drawing Today. University Art Museum. ISBN 978-0-942006-03-2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Further reading

• Galassi, Susan. "Martha Mayer Erlebacher" Arts Magazine, Vol 54, March 1980, p. 23.
• Lubell, Ellen. "In Praise of the Figure: The Paintings of Martha Mayer Erlebacher" Arts Magazine, Vol 53, October 1978, p 138-141
• Cohen, Ronny. "Martha Mayer Erlebacher." Artforum International 32(5):(1994): p93-
• Just In: Martha Mayer Erlebacher at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-20)
• Peltakian, Danielle (2015). "Martha Mayer Erlebacher (1937-2013) - Contemporary Figurative and Still Life Painter". sullivangoss.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.