Constance Forsyth

Constance Forsyth (1903-1987) was a nationally renowned American artist.[1][2][3] She was a notable artist in the development of printmaking from 1900-1950.[4][5] She was born in Indianapolis.[6] In 1925 she received a B.A. in chemistry from Butler University, and in 1929 she received a diploma from the John Herron Art Institute.[3] In spring 1930 as well as 1927-1928 she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.[3] In 1932 and 1934 she spent the summers studying at the Broadmoor Art Academy.[3] She helped Thomas Hart Benton work on the Indiana murals for the Century of Progress International Exposition, which was held in 1933.[3] From 1940 until her retirement in 1973 she taught at the University of Texas at Austin; she was the first female faculty member hired by their art department, where she headed their printmaking department.[2][7] As of 1973, her work had been exhibited in six countries, including the United States, and she had received several national prizes.[8] In 1985 she received the Southern Graphics Council's Printmakers Emeritus Award.[9] She belonged to the Hoosier Salon and the Society of Print Makers, and was important to the founding of and activities of the Texas Printmakers Guild.[2][7] She was the daughter of artist William Forsyth.[2]

Further reading

Farmer, David. “Constance Forsyth: Printmaker.” Tamarind Papers 12 (1989): 46—54.

References

  1. ↑ Deborah C. Pollack (18 January 2015). Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South. University of South Carolina Press. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-1-61117-433-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "WILLIAM FORSYTH PAPERS, 1863-1985".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "FORSYTH, CONSTANCE".
  4. ↑ http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2000-2001/memorials/SCANNED/forsyth.pdf
  5. ↑ Clinton Adams (1983). American Lithographers, 1900-1960: The Artists and Their Printers. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-0660-9.
  6. ↑ Katie Robinson Edwards (1 July 2014). Midcentury Modern Art in Texas. University of Texas Press. pp. 152–. ISBN 978-0-292-75659-5.
  7. 1 2 "Discovery!: Three One-Woman Shows - Rita Blasser, Constance Forsyth & Karen Lastre - William Reaves - Sarah Foltz Fine Art (formerly William Reaves Fine Art) - William Reaves - Sarah Foltz Fine Art (formerly William Reaves Fine Art) - VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS - ArtsHound.com".
  8. ↑ Emmis Communications (March 1973). The Alcalde. Emmis Communications. pp. 9–. ISSN 1535-993X.
  9. ↑ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. pp. 190–. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
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