Putnam, Anne Eisner
Variant namesAnne Eisner Putnam (1911-1967) was a New York abstract and landscape painter, watercolorist, and collector of African art. She was also one of the founders of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, and later a writer, her best known book being her account of her experiences in the former Belgian Congo, Madami: My Eight Years of Adventure with the Congo Pygmies . Together with her husband, Patrick Tracy Lowell Putnam (1904-1953), she ran a compound known as Camp Putnam in the Congo (now Congo Democratic Republic).
From the description of Papers, 1913-1995. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79413987
Abstract painter, landscape painter, watercolorist, printer, writer and collector of African art.
From 1945-1953 she lived in a Pygmy village in the Belgian Congo, where she devoted her painting and writing talents to portraying the life of Pygmies and African flora and fauna. Her collection of African art was exhibited 1967 at the Museum of Natural History, New York. Born 1911. Died 1967.
From the description of Anne Eisner papers, 1936-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132962
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Putnam, Anne Eisner. Papers, 1913-1995. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Dorothy Eisner papers, 1923-2008 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Eisner, Dorothy. Dorothy Eisner papers, 1925-2008. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Joseph A. Towles papers, circa 1920s-2009. | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Anne Eisner Putnam papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Richard Aldrich papers, 1842-1956 (inclusive), 1883-1938 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Aldrich, Richard, 1863-1937 | person |
| associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chapman, Francis S., | person |
| associatedWith | Eisner, Dorothy. | person |
| associatedWith | Eisner family. | family |
| associatedWith | Lang, Herbert, | person |
| associatedWith | Putnam family. | family |
| associatedWith | Putnam, Patrick Tracy Lowell, 1903 or 4-1953. | person |
| associatedWith | Siskind, Aaron. | person |
| associatedWith | Turnbull, Colin M. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Africa, Central | |||
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | |||
| New York (State)--New York | |||
| Africa | |||
| United States | |||
| Camp Putnam | |||
| Ituri Forest (Congo) | |||
| Nigeria | |||
| Congo (Democratic Republic)--Ituri Forest |
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| Art, African |
| Art, African |
| Anthropologists |
| Art and anthropology |
| Ethnology |
| Hotels |
| Hunting and gathering societies |
| Landscape painting, American |
| Legends |
| Mbuti (African people) |
| Mbuti (African people) |
| Pygmies |
| Tales |
| Women artists |
| Women painters |
| Occupation |
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| Landscapists |
| Watercolorists |
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Person
Birth 1911
Death 1967
Americans
English,
Bantu (Other),
French,
German,
Swahili
