Pennerton West

Pennerton West
Pennerton West
Born	April 11, 1913; New York, New York
Died	June 29, 1965 (aged 52); Shrub Oak, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	Printmaking
Spouse	John Herma

Pennerton West (April 11, 1913 – June 29, 1965) was an American artist best known for her prints.^[1]

Biography[edit]

West was born on April 11, 1913, in New York City.^[2] West was descended from the American historical landscape painter Benjamin West.^[3] She was married to John Herma.^[4]

She studied at the Art Student's League and Cooper Union in New York City.^[5] She also studied with artists Hans Hoffman, Stanley William Hayter and Ibram Lassaw.^[6]

She was affiliated with Atelier 17 in Paris, an avant-garde workshop founded by Hayter in 1927.^[7]

West died on June 29, 1965^[2] in Shrub Oak, New York.^[5]

Selected works[edit]

Vase of Flowers (1945/1965)^[8]
On Such a Night (1946)^[9]
Standing Female Nude (n.d.)^[10]
Untitled (n.d.)^[11]
Woman Crouching (n.d.)^[12]

Selected exhibitions[edit]

Group exhibitions[edit]

Atelier 17, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, NY, September 24-October 14, 1951^[13]^[14]
Nine Women Painters, Bennington College Gallery, Bennington, VT, March 20-April 2, 1953^[15]

Solo exhibitions[edit]

Norlyst Gallery, New York, NY, October 1947^[16]
De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, September 1951^[17]
De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, January 1953^[18]
Condon Riley Gallery, New York, NY, November 1958^[19]
Willard-Lucien Gallery, New York, NY, April 19-May 7, 1960^[20]

References[edit]

^ "Pennerton West". AskArt. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
^ ^a ^b "Pennerton West Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
^ "Pennerton West Biography". Artnet. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
^ Weyl, Christina (25 June 2019). Pennerton West. Christina Weyl, New York. ISBN 9780578534336. Retrieved 2020-03-16. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b "Mrs. PennertonWest Herma, Painter, Etcher and Sculptor". The New York Times. 1965-07-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Pennerton West". New York School Art Gallery. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
^ "Atelier 17". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
^ "Vase of Flowers". Art Institute of Chicago.
^ "On Such a Night". Art Institute of Chicago. 1946.
^ "Standing Female Nude". Art Institute of Chicago.
^ "Untitled". Art Institute of Chicago.
^ "Woman Crouching". Art Institute of Chicago.
^ "GRAPHIC ARTISTS HAVE PRINT SHOW; All Mediums on Display at Borgenicht Gallery--Adrian Paintings at Knoedler's". The New York Times. 1951-09-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Atelier 17 chronology". Christina Weyl. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ Housley, Kathleen L. (2003). "The Tranquil Power of Perle Fine's Art". Woman's Art Journal. 24 (1): 3–10. doi:10.2307/1358800. JSTOR 1358800.
^ "NOTED ARTISTS TOP BUSY WEEK IN ART; Exhibitions of Work by Ryder and Picasso Head Events at Galleries, Museums". The New York Times. 1947-10-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Art Galleries Offer Varied Attractions". The New York Times. 1951-09-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "Contemporary Art Marks Week Here". The New York Times. 1953. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "NEW EXHIBITIONS CROWD ART WEEK; Paintings Will Include Graphic Work Shown at Mexico City Biennial". The New York Times. 1958-11-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ "2 MUSEUMS LIST NEW ART SHOWS; Guggenheim Offers Recent Acquisitions, Metropolitan Works From Near East". The New York Times. 1960-04-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-27.