Esther Hamerman

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Esther Hamerman
Born
Esther Wachsmann[1]

September 21, 1886[1]
Wieliczka, Poland[1]
Died1977 (aged 90–91)[1]
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
NationalityPolish, American
Known forPainting
MovementFolk art

Esther Hamerman (born Esther Wachsmann;

folk artist.[2]

Early life

Esther was born in 1886 in Wieliczka, Poland into a Jewish family.[1][2] She had thirteen siblings. By the age of 18 she was married. She had four children, and the family lived in Vienna, Austria.[2]

In 1938, the family fled Vienna because of the

internment camp in Trinidad.[2]

Immigration to the United States and career

In 1944 the Hamerman family was released from the camp and moved to New York City. Esther started painting after moving to New York City. Her daughter Helen Breger and her husband, Leonard, supported Hamerman's career and submitted a painting of hers to an exhibition at ACA Galleries. That exhibition was her "big break" into the art world.[2]

Hamerman's husband died in 1950. As a result, she relocated with her daughter and son-in-law to San Francisco, where she continued to paint.[2] She lived in San Francisco for 12 years.[3]

Later life

She moved back to New York City in 1963, where she lived with her other daughter, Nadja Merino-Kalfel.[2] She died in 1977 in New York City.[1][4]

Her great-granddaughter is artist Nicole Eisenman.[2]

Collections

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Esther Hamerman". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Newhall, Edith (March 6, 2012). "All in the Family". ArtNews. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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  5. ^ "Untitled (East River)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 December 2015.