Frishmuth, Harriet Whitney, 1880-1980

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Birth 1880-09-17
Death 1980
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Harriet W. Frishmuth (1880-1980) was an American sculptor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1880, she studied art in Paris under Rodin and Injalbert, in Berlin under Euchteitz and at the Art Students' League under Borglum and McNeil, where she was awarded the St. Gaudens first prize. Her work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Salon in Paris, the San Francisco Exposition (1939-1940) and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.

Frishmuth received several awards from the National Academy of Design, a prize from the Grand Central Art Galleries, an honorable mention from the San Francisco Exposition and the Joan of Arc Silver Medal from the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.

From the guide to the Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Papers, 1924-1977, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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Subjects:

  • Art, American
  • Art, American
  • Sculpture, American
  • Sculpture, American
  • Art
  • Sculptors
  • Women artists
  • Women sculptors

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  • Artists
  • Sculptors

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