Pennerton West Explained

Pennerton West
Birth Date:	April 11, 1913
Birth Place:	New York, New York
Death Place:	Shrub Oak, New York
Nationality:	American
Education:	Art Students League of New York, Cooper Union, Atelier 17
Field:	Printmaking
Spouse:	John Herma

Pennerton West (April 11, 1913 – June 29, 1965) was an American artist best known for her prints.^[1]

Biography

West was born on April 11, 1913, in New York City.^[2] West was descended from the American historical landscape painter Benjamin West.^[3] She was married to John Herma.^[4]

She studied at the Art Student's League and Cooper Union in New York City. She also studied with artists Hans Hoffman, Stanley William Hayter and Ibram Lassaw.^[5]

She was affiliated with Atelier 17 in Paris, an avant-garde workshop founded by Hayter in 1927.^[6]

West died on June 29, 1965^[2] in Shrub Oak, New York.^[7]

Selected works

Vase of Flowers (1945/1965)^[8]
On Such a Night (1946)^[9]
Standing Female Nude (n.d.)^[10]
Untitled (n.d.)^[11]
Woman Crouching (n.d.)^[12]

Selected exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Atelier 17, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, NY, September 24-October 14, 1951^[13] ^[14]
Nine Women Painters, Bennington College Gallery, Bennington, VT, March 20-April 2, 1953^[15]

Solo exhibitions

Norlyst Gallery, New York, NY, October 1947^[16]
De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, September 1951^[17]
De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, January 1953^[18]
Condon Riley Gallery, New York, NY, November 1958^[19]
Willard-Lucien Gallery, New York, NY, April 19-May 7, 1960^[20]

References

Web site: Pennerton West . AskArt . 2020-03-16.
Web site: Pennerton West Biography . Annex Galleries Fine Prints . 2020-03-16.
Web site: Pennerton West Biography. Artnet. 2018-03-24.
Book: Weyl . Christina . Pennerton West . The Women of Atelier 17: The Biographical Supplement . Christina Weyl, New York . 2020-03-16 . en . 25 June 2019. 9780578534336 .
Web site: Pennerton West. New York School Art Gallery. 2018-03-24.
Web site: Atelier 17. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2018-03-24.
News: Mrs. PennertonWest Herma, Painter, Etcher and Sculptor. 1965-07-01. The New York Times. 2018-04-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
Web site: Vase of Flowers. Art Institute of Chicago.
Web site: On Such a Night. Art Institute of Chicago. 1946 .
Web site: Standing Female Nude. Art Institute of Chicago.
Web site: Untitled. Art Institute of Chicago.
Web site: Woman Crouching. Art Institute of Chicago.
News: GRAPHIC ARTISTS HAVE PRINT SHOW; All Mediums on Display at Borgenicht Gallery--Adrian Paintings at Knoedler's. 1951-09-29. The New York Times. 2018-04-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
Web site: Atelier 17 chronology. Christina Weyl. en-US. 2018-04-27.
Housley. Kathleen L.. 2003. The Tranquil Power of Perle Fine's Art. 1358800. Woman's Art Journal. 24. 1. 3–10. 10.2307/1358800.
News: NOTED ARTISTS TOP BUSY WEEK IN ART; Exhibitions of Work by Ryder and Picasso Head Events at Galleries, Museums. 1947-10-13. The New York Times. 2018-04-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
News: Art Galleries Offer Varied Attractions. 1951-09-10. The New York Times. 2018-04-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
News: Contemporary Art Marks Week Here. 1953. The New York Times. 2018-04-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
News: NEW EXHIBITIONS CROWD ART WEEK; Paintings Will Include Graphic Work Shown at Mexico City Biennial. 1958-11-02. The New York Times. 2018-04-27. en-US. 0362-4331.
News: 2 MUSEUMS LIST NEW ART SHOWS; Guggenheim Offers Recent Acquisitions, Metropolitan Works From Near East. 1960-04-17. The New York Times. 2018-04-27. en-US. 0362-4331.