Mildred Wolfe
Mildred Wolfe | |
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Born | Mildred Nungester August 23, 1912 Celina, Ohio |
Died | February 11, 2009 | (aged 96)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse |
Karl Wolfe (m. 1944–1984) |
Mildred Nungester Wolfe (August 23, 1912 – February 11, 2009) was an American artist based out of Jackson, Mississippi.
Biography
She was born on August 23, 1912, in Celina, Ohio, and grew up in Decatur, Alabama. Her father was a pharmacist. In 1932, she graduated from Alabama College in Montevallo.
Career
During the
After
After Karl's death in 1984, the art community of Mississippi began appreciating Mildred for her own art, not for being Karl's wife. The Mississippi Museum of Art mounted exhibitions of her work in 1994 and 2006.[3] In addition, the University Press of Mississippi published a monograph of Mildred's work, showing examples of her paintings and public works.[4]
Death
She died of congestive heart failure at her Jackson home on February 11, 2009, aged 96.
References
- ^ The Wolfe Studio Official Site
- ^ "Wolfe Studio | Craftsmen Guild of Mississippi". craftsmensguildofms.org. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "Exhibitions Archive". msmuseumart.org. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Mildred Nungester Wolfe at the University Press of Mississippi
Further reading
- Barilleaux, Renee Paul. Passionate Observer: Eudora Welty among Artists of the Thirties. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi (2002). ISBN 1887422064
- Black, Patti Carr. Art in Mississippi, 1720-1980 (Heritage of Mississippi Series, Vol 1). Jackson: University Press of Mississippi (1998). ISBN 1578060842
- Wolfe, Elizabeth and Ellen Douglas. Mildred Nungester Wolfe. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi (2006). ISBN 1578068096