Mid Century Modernist Nude Figurative Drawing by Emily Farnham

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Modernist drawing of a nude by Emily Farnham (American, 1912-2004). Signed and dated lower right corner. 1949. Image, 22”H x … more Modernist drawing of a nude by Emily Farnham (American, 1912-2004). Signed and dated lower right corner. 1949. Image, 22”H x 16”W. Measures 32" H x 24" W x 2" D. Shipped sans glass.

Born in Kent, Ohio she studied at Cleveland School of Art and earned her MA and PhD degrees at Ohio State University. She studied with Hans Hofmann in Provincetown and New York. Dr. Farnham stated that Hofmann had the greatest influence her life. In 1980, Dr. Farnham moved to Provincetown, after a prominent career as a university professor, artist and author. Dr. Farnham taught at Kent State University, East Carolina University and E.C.U.'s European Studies Center in Bonn, Germany. She has taught over 8000 students though-out her career. She has also had many shows of her works, including a 2002 retrospective show at the Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown.

Dr. Farnham had an extensive art library and authored two books, Charles Demuth; Behind the Laughing Mask, which received a National Book Award nomination and Hofmann - Abstraction As Plastic Expression and Notes Made In Hofmann's Classes. less