Mary B. Schuenemann (September 5, 1898 – June 15, 1992) was born in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Her life was dedicated to the arts, in particular the painting of
watercolors. She was influenced by the artistic trends of the
East Coast
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Her summer home was in
Pineville,
New Jersey, where she often found her themes of water, boats, fishing paraphernalia, characterized by intense juxtapositions of color. Schuenemann was a product of the developments of the arts in the early part of the 20th century in America. She worked in oils, pastels, and watercolors, her favorite medium being watercolor. Schuenemann received a degree from the
University of Pennsylvania with further studies at the
Philadelphia College of Arts
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, the
Tyler School of Art, and the
Modern School of Painting in
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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, where she studied with
Earl Horter,
Earnest Thum, and John Lear.
She received numerous awards from art associations, including five gold medals, and four silver medals. Schuenemann had many solo shows at prestigious institutions, including
Philadelphia Art Alliance,
Woodier Art Gallery,
The Plastic Club
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of Philadelphia,
Abington Art Center,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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. She is listed in
Who's Who of American Women Painters,
Who’s Who in the East, and
Who's Who in American Art.
[Who was who in American art 1564-1975: 400 years of artists in America, Volume 3, Peter H. Falk, page 2941]
References
1898 births
1992 deaths
American women painters
Artists from Philadelphia
University of the Arts (Philadelphia) alumni
University of Pennsylvania alumni
20th-century American painters
20th-century American women artists
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