Cornelia Breitenbach (July 28, 1948 – October 27, 1984) was an American textile artist.[1][2]
Cornelia Breitenbach | |
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| Born | July 28, 1948 Munich, Germany |
| Died | October 27, 1984 (aged 36)[1] Beverly Hills, California |
Early life
editBreitenbach emigrated to the United States with her family in 1957. She studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, earning a bachelor of fine arts degree with honors in printmaking in 1970. In 1974 she received a master of fine arts degree in textile design from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[1]
Career
editBreitenbach was appointed an assistant professor of art at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1980. In 1984, she took her own life in Beverly Hills, California.[3]
Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum[4] and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "University of California: In Memoriam, 1987". content.cdlib.org.
- ^ Chiarmonte, Paula L. (1990). Women Artists in the United States: A Selective Bibliography and Resource Guide on the Fine and Decorative Arts, 1750-1986. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-8917-5.
- ^ "Oral history interview with James Bassler, 2002 February 11-June 6". www.aaa.si.edu.
- ^ "Cornelia Breitenbach | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
- ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov.
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