Genevieve Karr Hamlin Explained

Genevieve Karr Hamlin
Birth Date:July 1, 1896
Birth Place:New York, New York
Nationality:American
Education:Vassar College
Field:Sculpture, Pottery, Educator

Genevieve Karr Hamlin (1896-1989), was an American sculptor and potter.[1] She created the 1926 Exposition of Women's Art & Industries Medal.[2] She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten.[3]

Biography

Hamlin was born July 1, 1896, in New York City.[4] She attended Vassar College.[5]

In 1936 she was included in the exhibition Dance in Arts at the Brooklyn Museum.[6]

She lived in New York City until 1943 when she moved to Vermont to teach at the Putney School. Hamlin also taught at Hartwick College and at Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences.[5] She then lived in rural New York State, near Harpursville, and established a studio and small farm where she taught art and horseback riding.

Hamlin was a member of the Sculptors Guild, the Cedar Art Gallery,[5] and the Philadelphia Ten.

Hamlin died in 1989.[4]

Her work is included in the decorative art collection of the Cornell University Art Museum.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genevieve Karr Hamlin. Clara database. National Museum of Women in the Arts. 28 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Genevieve Karr Hamlin. Medallic Art Collector. 28 April 2018.
  3. Web site: The Philadelphia Ten. Moore Women Artists. 28 April 2018.
  4. Web site: HAMLIN, Genevieve Karr (1896-1989) sculptor. medalartists.com. 28 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Genevieve Karr Hamlin Sculpture. MINI PRINT International. Studio School & Art Gallery. 28 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Brooklyn Museum . www.brooklynmuseum.org.
  7. Web site: Results – Search Objects – eMuseum . emuseum.cornell.edu.