Adeline Albright Wigand
Adeline Albright Wigand | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adeline Albright June 24, 1852 Madison, New Jersey |
| Died | March 31, 1944 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse |
Otto Charles Wigand (m. 1890) |
Adeline Albright Wigand (1852-1944) was an American painter. She was one of the first presidents of the National Association of Women Artists. She is known for her portrait paintings.
Biography
Wigand née Albright was born on June 24, 1852, in Madison, New Jersey. She was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[1] She studied at the Art Students League and Cooper Union Art School in New York. Her teachers in New York included William Merritt Chase.[2]
Wigand traveled to Paris in the mid-1880s[1] where she studied at the Académie Julian. Her instructors included Tony Robert-Fleury and William-Adolphe Bouguereau.[3]
Albright married fellow artist Otto Charles Wigand in 1890.[3]
Wigand
Wigand's listing in Woman's Who's Who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915 noted that she "Favors woman suffrage".[3] Wigand was a member of the National Association of Women Artists, serving as one of its first presidents.[1][5] She also served as the head of the Art Committee of the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences from 1925 to 1931.[1]
Wigand died on March 31, 1944.[1]
Legacy
In 2010-2011 the Wigands were the subject of a retrospective, Beauty Rediscovered: Paintings by Adeline Albright Wigand & Otto Charles Wigand, at the Staten Island Museum, New York.[5]
Gallery
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Still Life with Zinnias in a Pitcher with Green Cup and Blue Drape by Adeline Albright Wigand, nd -
Polly, by Adeline Albright Wigand c. 1915 – 1920
References
- ^ a b c d e Bland, Bartholomew (2006). "Reclaiming Reputations: The Art of Otto and Adeline Albright Wigand". Proceedings, the Staten Island Museum. 36 (1). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Adeline Wigand". AskArt. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American Commonwealth Company. p. 881.
- ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Beauty Rediscovered: Paintings by Adeline Albright Wigand & Otto Charles Wigand". Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Retrieved 28 September 2018.