Cornelia Breitenbach (July 28, 1948 – October 27, 1984) was an American textile artist.[1][2]

Early life

Breitenbach emigrated to the United States with her family in 1957 and grew up in Bethesda, MD. 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

Breitenbach 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

  1. ^ a b c "University of California: In Memoriam, 1987". content.cdlib.org.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Oral history interview with James Bassler, 2002 February 11-June 6". www.aaa.si.edu.
  4. ^ "Cornelia Breitenbach | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  5. ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Breitenbach
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