Cornelia Breitenbach Explained

Cornelia Breitenbach
Birth Date:	28 July 1948
Birth Place:	Munich, Germany
Death Place:	Beverly Hills, California

Cornelia Breitenbach (July 28, 1948 – October 27, 1984) was an American textile artist.^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Breitenbach emigrated to the United States with her family in 1957. She studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, earning a bachelor of fine arts degree with honors in printmaking in 1970. In 1974 she received a master of fine arts degree in textile design from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.^[1]

Career

Breitenbach was appointed an assistant professor of art at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1980. In 1984, she took her own life in Beverly Hills, California.^[3]

Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum^[4] and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: University of California: In Memoriam, 1987 . content.cdlib.org.
2. Book: Chiarmonte . Paula L. . Women Artists in the United States: A Selective Bibliography and Resource Guide on the Fine and Decorative Arts, 1750-1986 . 1990 . G.K. Hall . 978-0-8161-8917-5 . en.
3. Web site: Oral history interview with James Bassler, 2002 February 11-June 6 . www.aaa.si.edu.
4. Web site: Cornelia Breitenbach Smithsonian American Art Museum . americanart.si.edu.
5. Web site: Artist Info . www.nga.gov.