Elfriede Abbe
Elfriede Martha Abbe (born February 6, 1919 in Washington, DC , † December 31, 2012 in Manchester , Vermont ) was an American sculptor , wood engraver and illustrator of botanical works. She self-published her works on a press in her studio.
Life
Elfriede Abbe was born in Washington DC in 1919 to Cleveland Abbe Jr. and Frieda Abbe, née Perman. Her brother was the botanist Ernst C. Abbe (1905–2000). Abbe graduated from Cornell University's College of Architecture in 1940 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . She was a student at HP Camden and Brenda Putnam . She worked as an illustrator at Cornell University from 1942 until her retirement in 1974.
She moved to Manchester, Vermont in 1974 and was a member of the Southern Vermont Arts Center . In Braunschweig , her mother's hometown, she set up a scholarship at the Herzog-August-Bibliothek to support commemorative concerts.
Elfriede Abbe died on December 31, 2012 in Manchester, Vermont.
plant
- Battered Seaweeds at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Plants of Virgil's Georgics, 1962 in the National Gallery of Art
- The Hunter exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair
- Aesop's Fables Retold at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- The Geese and the Cranes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Literature by Elfriede Abbe
- The Plants of Virgil's Georgics: Commentary and Woodcuts By Elfriede Abbe . Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1965.
- Seven Irish Tales . Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1957.
- Mushrooms: Wood Engravings in Color . Elfriede Abbe, 1970.
- How prints are made . Manchester, Vt .: South Vermont Art Center Press, 1971.
- An Introduction to Hand-made Paper. Manchester, Vt .: Southern Vermont Art Center Press, 1972.
- The Fern Herbal: Including the Ferns, the Horsetails, and the Club Mosses. Ithaca: Comstock, 1981.
Collections
Her works can be found in the following collections:
- Cornell University
- McGill University
- Herzog-August-Bibliothek
- New York Botanical Garden Library
- Vermont State House
Awards
- Barrett-Colea Prize; National Sculpture Society
- Elliot Liskin Award; Salmagundi Club
- Gold; National Arts Club
- Gold; Pen & Brush
- Fellowship; The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elfriede Abbe's Obituary on Bennington Banner. In: legacy.com. Bennington Banner, accessed August 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Permanent Memory Foundation - Friends and Foundations - About Us - Home - Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel. In: hab.de. Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
- ↑ HAB: Obituary for Elfriede Abbe - Foundation commemorates Wolfenbüttel master masonry . ( regionalweltenbuettel.de ).
- ^ Abbe Elfriede | Battered Seaweeds | The Met. In: metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i. e. The Met Museum, accessed August 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Plants of Virgil's Georgics. In: nga.gov. 1962, accessed August 13, 2017 .
- ^ A b Elfriede Abbe (1919–2012): A Short Appreciation of an Amazing VT Artist . In: Seven Days . ( sevendaysvt.com ).
- ↑ a b Search. In: mfa.org. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved August 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Elfriede Abbe: Seven Irish tales ( English ). Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY January 1, 1957.
- ↑ Elfriede Abbe: Mushrooms: wood engravings in color. ( English ) January 1, 1970.
- ↑ Elfriede Abbe: How prints are made. ( English ). South Vermont Art Center Press, Manchester, Vt. 1st January 1971.
- ↑ Elfriede Abbe: An introduction to hand-made paper. ( English ). Southern Vermont Art Center Press, Manchester, Vt. January 1, 1972.
- ↑ Elfriede Abbe: The fern herbal including the ferns, the horsetails and the club mosses ( English ). Comstock Publ., Ithaca [et al. a.] January 1, 1981.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abbe, Elfriede |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abbe, Elfriede Martha (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptor, wood engraver, and illustrator of botanical works |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 2012 |
| Place of death | Manchester |