Bernece Berkman (1911–1988), known as Bernece Berkman-Hunter after marriage, was an American painter born in Chicago, Illinois. She was inspired by what she saw in urban Chicago during the Great Depression and is best known for paintings depicting the plight of industrial workers and the poor.[1]
In 1934, Berkman-Hunter's work was exhibited for the first time in a group show of Jewish artists at the Palmer House in Chicago.[3] In 1939 she exhibited a painting at the New York World's Fair. Berkman-Hunter's work was included in the 1940 MoMA show American Color Prints Under $10. The show was organized as a vehicle for bringing affordable fine art prints to the general public.[4]
She married Oscar H. Hunter, an African-American writer, in 1946. Together they founded a wallpaper company, Berk-Hunter Associates, in 1949. They divorced in 1976.[3]
In 1972, she traveled to France and Italy. Her travel diary is housed at the Library of Congress.[6]
She was an active member of the artistic community in Chicago and New York, and belonged to the Chicago Society of Artists and the Chicago Women's Salon.
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Bernece Berkman-Hunter papers, 1910-1991, Library of Congress
April 27, 2023
bernece, berkman, 1911, 1988, known, hunter, after, marriage, american, painter, born, chicago, illinois, inspired, what, urban, chicago, during, great, depression, best, known, paintings, depicting, plight, industrial, workers, poor, hunterborn1911, 1911, chi. Bernece Berkman 1911 1988 known as Bernece Berkman Hunter after marriage was an American painter born in Chicago Illinois She was inspired by what she saw in urban Chicago during the Great Depression and is best known for paintings depicting the plight of industrial workers and the poor 1 Bernece Berkman HunterBornBernece Berkman1911 1911 Chicago Illinois U S Died1988 aged 76 77 New York New YorkNationalityAmericanEducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago SAIC Known forPainter graphic artist designer screenprinter lithographer teacherMovementRegionalismSpouseOscar H Hunter m 1946 divorced in 1976 wbr Contents 1 Life and career 2 Exhibitions 3 Selected works 4 Collections 5 References 6 External linksLife and career EditBerkman Hunter nee Berkman was born in 1911 in Chicago 2 She took evening sketching classes in Todros Geller s studio and studied oil painting with Geller Rudolph Weisenborn was another early influence Working with both of these artists Berkman was introduced to Cubism and Expressionism and her work became more political in nature She also studied briefly in New York at Hunter College and at The New School for Social Research under Stuart Davis 1 In 1934 Berkman Hunter s work was exhibited for the first time in a group show of Jewish artists at the Palmer House in Chicago 3 In 1939 she exhibited a painting at the New York World s Fair Berkman Hunter s work was included in the 1940 MoMA show American Color Prints Under 10 The show was organized as a vehicle for bringing affordable fine art prints to the general public 4 She married Oscar H Hunter an African American writer in 1946 Together they founded a wallpaper company Berk Hunter Associates in 1949 They divorced in 1976 3 In 1947 she was included in the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts exhibition of the National Serigraph Society artists 5 In 1972 she traveled to France and Italy Her travel diary is housed at the Library of Congress 6 She was an active member of the artistic community in Chicago and New York and belonged to the Chicago Society of Artists and the Chicago Women s Salon Berkman Hunter died in 1988 in New York 2 Exhibitions EditAmerican Artists Congress 1937 Denver Art Museum 1938 Springfield MA Museum of Fine Art WPA Exhibition Art Institute of Chicago 1938 New York World s Fair 1939 International Water Color Exhibition Art Institute of Chicago 1940 Chicago and Vicinity Exhibit Art Institute of Chicago 1940 41 After the Great Crash New Deal Art in Illinois Illinois State Museum Springfield IL 1983Selected works EditJews in Flight 1939 Untitled Man in the City 1943 Collections EditThe Art Institute of Chicago 7 Carnegie Museum of Art 8 Evansville State Hospital 9 Bernard Friedman Collection 10 Seattle Art Museum 11 Smithsonian American Art Museum 12 University of Iowa 8 University of Michigan 8 University of Nebraska Omaha 8 References Edit a b Stearns Robert 2000 Illusions of Eden Visions of the American Heartland Minneapolis MN Arts Midwest p 252 ISBN 0918881404 a b Bernece Berkman Hunter AskArt Retrieved 5 January 2020 a b Weininger Susan Bernece Berkman Modernism in the City Chicago Artists 1920 1950 Retrieved 22 May 2016 Press release for American Color Prints Under 10 PDF Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 9 January 2020 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts 1947 National Serigraph Exhibition January 15 February 15 1947 Checklist The Portal to Texas History Retrieved 4 January 2020 Friend Melinda K Bernece Berkman Hunter Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Library of Congress Retrieved 22 May 2016 Collections Art Institute of Chicago Retrieved 22 May 2016 a b c d Stearns Robert 2000 Illusions of Eden Visions of the American Heartland Minneapolis MN Arts Midwest p 253 ISBN 0918881404 Bernece BERKMAN HUNTER 1911 1988 artprice Retrieved 22 May 2016 Bernece Berkman Illinois Women Artists Project OH BUT THERE WERE THREE WISE MEN Seattle Art Museum Archived from the original on 2017 03 05 Retrieved 2019 10 15 Bernece Berkman Smithsonian American Art Museum Retrieved 5 January 2020 External links EditBernece Berkman Hunter papers 1910 1991 Library of Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernece Berkman amp oldid 1117847838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
