Anna Marie Valentien
Anna Marie Valentien | |
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Born | Anna Marie Bookprinter February 27, 1862 Cincinnati, Ohio |
Died | August 25, 1947 San Diego, California | (aged 85)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Pottery, Sculpture |
Movement | Arts and Crafts movement |
Spouse |
Albert Robert Valentien
(m. 1887) |
Anna Marie Valentien (February 27, 1862 – August 25, 1947)[1] (or Valentine), née Buchdrucker (or Bookprinter) was an American sculptor, painter, teacher, illustrator, and decorator.
Early years
Anna's parents, Karl and Magdalene Bookprinter, emigrated from Germany in 1848,[1] a year, that because of the failed
Career
Returning from her European studies she was employed at the Rookwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati from 1884 until 1905.[3] There she met Rockwood's chief artist Albert Robert Valentien; they were married on June 1, 1887.[4]
In 1893 she showed a piece, Ariadne, in The Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition.[5]
After their retirement from Rookwood the Valentiens moved to
She was awarded two gold medals at the Panama–California Exposition.[9]
The exhibition catalog “Beyond Rookwood: Paintings By Anna M. Valentien, Prints And Plates By E. T. Hurley ” was published by the Cincinnati Art Galleries in 2001.
Valentien died in San Diego, California August 25, 1947.
Work
Several of Valentien's paintings and sculptures can be found at the
- a portrait “Mrs. Matt Daly” is in the Cincinnati Art Museum collection.
References
- ^ a b "Anna Marie Bookprinter Valentien - Artist Biography for Anna Marie Bookprinter Valentien". Askart.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Kamerling, Bruce (1978). "Anna and Albert Valentien: The Arts and Crafts Movement in San Diego". Journal of San Diego History. 24 (3). Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985 p. 716
- ^ a b c Stern, Jean (2008). "Artists in La Jolla, 1890-1950" (PDF). Journal of San Diego History. 54 (4): 285–287. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ Nichols, Dr. Kathleen L. "International Women Sculptors: 1893 Exposition--P. 4". Arcadiasystems.org. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Kovel, Ralph; Kovel, Terry (January 13, 1987). "Demand Grows For Art Pottery Pieces". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Vol. 179, no. 10. Lancaster, Ohio: Russell L. McCauley, Publisher. p. 12. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-1-4396-4717-2.
- ^ Levanetz, Joel (2008). "Six Degrees of Inspiration: Connections between Artists" (PDF). The Times: Newsletter for the San Diego Historical Society. Vol. 49, no. 2. p. 4. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ McGlauflin, Alice Coe, ed., Who's Who in American Art 1938-1939 vol.2, The American Federation of Arts, Washington D.C., 1937 p. 534
- ^ "SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System". Siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
External links
- images of Anna Marie Valentien's art on AskArt