 | The New York born Yvonne Twining Humber (1907-2004) was a tallented and rather influential artist of the last century, working at first as a easel painter for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in Boston, from 1935 to 1943. Her compositions, in the style of those decades, usually depict urban and rural landscapes painted with great degree of detail and a refined Realism that is both pleasant and impressive. In 1943 the artist married Irving Humber and later moved to Seattle, where she continued working and got involved into the activities of the local artistica community. |
She had a successful solo exhibition in 1946 at the Seattle Art Museum, but after the war her Realist style was not so popular and in fashion. So she had to reinvent herself, to make her works better for a new art market, yet she refused to radically change her manner. It proved to be a winning bet, for even if Yvonne Twining Humber would never be considered a major artist, she managed to make her artistic voice heard and loved by the public.
To mark the passing of one hundred years since the artist's birth, the Frye Art Museum in Seattle is presenting a show which focuses on the painter's contributions on contemporary art, as well as the chalenges that she had to fight. The curators have chosen a great number of works, from public and private collections, preseting the most important creations and phases in the career of Humber.
The show will stay open until the 6th of January.
Photo : fryeart.org
2007-10-02
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