Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft
Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 15, 1873 |
| Died | March 23, 1971 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Known for | Watercolor, Graphic Art, Illustrating, Stained glass |
Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft (February 15, 1873 – March 23, 1971) was an American graphic artist, watercolorist, and stained-glass artist.[1]
Life
[edit]Mary Wesselhoeft was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]
She graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, studying under Denman Ross and Charles Herbert Woodbury in Boston. Wesselhoeft also later studied under Hugo von Habermann in Munich.[3]
Wesselhoeft worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York City, New York; and Santa Barbara, California.[1] In 1900, she taught drawing at Miss Webster's Private School in Cambridge.[4] By 1922, she had moved to New York City, where she set up a studio on Sixth Avenue and Eleventh Street.[5] Her work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[6]
Media/Style
[edit]Wesselhoeft experimented with a variety of artistic medias, including: oils, watercolor, stained glass design, and crafting.[7] As an American artist of the west, she is noted for her landscapes of Santa Barbara and of New Mexico, and portraits of Native Americans.[1] Wesselhoeft created her glass works using both painted and unpainted glass, and is noted for her ecclesiastical designs.[5][8] Wesselhoeft's stained-glass artwork was praised for its notoriety by the New York Times:
"Something quite new in glass is being done by a young woman, Miss Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft... she is the first person as far as known who has attempted to put the so-called independent art into glass... Miss Wesselhoeft believes that the simplicity of line and strong contrast of color in the work of the modern artists lends themselves to reproduction in glass."[5]
Exhibitions
[edit]- Boston Art Club.[7]
- California State Fair.[7]
- California Watercolor Society.[7]
- Chicago Art Institute, (date unknown).[5]
- Independent Show (date unknown). "The Flight Into Egypt." Glass.[5]
- New York Architectural League, 1922.[5]
- Salons of America.[7]
- Whitney Museum of American Art.[7]
- Whitney Studio Club, (date unknown). Exhibition of Water Colors - Thomas H. Donnelly, Richard Lahey, Richard Marwede, Mary F. Wesselhoeft & Designs for Stained Glass by Miss Wesselhoeft. November 28 - December 14.[9]
Notable works
[edit]Stained glass window in the nave of the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri,[8] designed in 1912.
"Madam W.," drypoint, 1908. Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection.[1]
Rose Window of the Unitarian Church, Santa Barbara, California.[10]
"Portrait of Mrs. Perez Morton."[11]
Memberships
[edit]Wesselhoft was a member of various notable art societies:[11][8]
- The American Artists Congress.[12]
- The Copley Society of Art, the oldest non-profit art association in the United States, founded in 1879.[13]
- The California Water Color Society (later known as the California National Watercolor Society (1967) and the National Watercolor Society (1975)).[14]
- The Salons of America.[8]
- The Santa Barbara Art Association.[15]
- The Society of Independent Artists.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kovinick, Phil; Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian (1998). An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West. University of Texas Press, Austin. p. 388. ISBN 0-292-79063-5.
- ^ "Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Levy, Florence N. (1910). American Art Annual. New York, New York: MacMillan Company. p. 213.
- ^ The Summer School of Arts and Sciences. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. 1901-01-01. pp. 101.
- ^ a b c d e f "NAIVE DESIGNS IN GLASS.; Artist Mary F. Wesselhoeft Is Attempting Independent Art". The New York Times. 1922-06-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Mary Wesselhoeft". Olympedia. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft - Artist Keywords and Quick Facts - Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e "Mary Fraser WESSELHOEFT (1873-1971) - Biography, life, background and work by Artprice". Artprice.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection - contents · SOVA". sova.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Mary Fraser WESSELHOEFT (1873-1971) - Biography, life, background and work by Artprice". Artprice.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ a b "Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Mary Fraser Wesselhoeft". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Mary Fraser WESSELHOEFT (1873-1971) - Biography, life, background and work by Artprice". Artprice.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "About the Society | [ Co|So ] Copley Society of Art". www.copleysociety.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "National Watercolor Society - About NWS". nationalwatercolorsociety.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Santa Barbara Art Association". Santa Barbara Art Association. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- 1873 births
- 1971 deaths
- 19th-century American artists
- 20th-century American artists
- American stained glass artists and manufacturers
- Artists from Boston
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts alumni
- Society of Independent Artists
- Olympic competitors in art competitions
- 20th-century American women artists
- 19th-century American women