Louise Pershing
Louise Pershing | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1904 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | October 24, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | Louise Pershing Berlin |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh |
| Relatives | Gen. John J. Pershing (cousin) |
Louise Pershing (May 24, 1904 – October 14, 1986) was an American painter, sculptor, and designer.[1] She was a founder of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.[2] Pershing lived in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and spent her summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts.[1] She also went by the names Louise Pershing Murdoch,[3] and Louise Pershing Berlin.[1]
Career
Louise Pershing was born on May 24, 1904, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] She graduated from the Knox School for Girls in Cooperstown, New York.[4]
She continued her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts;[1] followed by the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University),[2] and the University of Pittsburgh. She worked under Hans Hofman,[1] and while at the Carnegie Institute she worked under Giovanni Romagnoli and Alexander Kostellow.[3]
Exhibitions
Pershing exhibited extensively, beginning in 1927 with the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. One of her paintings, "Seedlings," was included in the 1937 Carnegie International, and her work was also part of the 1949 and 1950 Internationals.[2]
She also had several solo exhibitions. Exhibition of Paintings by Louise Pershing appeared at the Carnegie Institute between March 19-April 26, 1942.[5]
Awards
Pershing's painting, Coal Tipple earned the Margaret Cooper Prize at the 45th Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in 1936.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for Louise Pershing Berlin". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (obituary). 1986-10-15. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Lowry, Patricia (October 15, 1986). "Local artist Louise Pershing dead at 82". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 18. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Cincinnati Museum, Annual Exhibition of American Art. Vol. 36–49. Museum Press. 1929 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gay, Vernon; Evert, Marilyn (1983). Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 425. ISBN 978-0-8229-5348-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Department of Fine Arts (1942). Louise Pershing: Exhibition of Paintings. Carnegie Institute.
- ^ "Painting Wins Prize Under Wrong Label: Louise Pershing's 'Coal Tipple' Passes Judges Here as 'Roller Coaster in Winter'". The New York Times. February 3, 1936.