Vera Berdich
Appearance
Vera Berdich | |
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Born | 1915 Cicero, Illinois, US |
Died | October 12, 2003 Chicago, Illinois, US |
Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Known for | printmaker |
Vera Berdich (1915 – October 12, 2003) was an American printmaker.[1]
Life
[edit]Berdich worked for the Works Progress Administration at Hull House.[2] She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a B.A. in 1946 and taught etching there from 1947 to 1979.[3] She was an influence on the Chicago Imagists group.[4]
Berdich's papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[5] She was also known under the names Veronica Berdich, Veronika Berdich and Veronica Berdick.[6][2]
Collections
[edit]Berdich's works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[7] the Seattle Art Museum,[8] the Library of Congress,[9] Smithsonian Institution,[6] Museum of Modern Art,[10] and the Art Institute of Chicago.[11]
Exhibitions
[edit]- 1995 "The Unquiet Eye: Vera Berdich, A Retrospective." Chicago Cultural Center[12]
- 2008 "Twilight Shadows", Printworks Gallery[13]
- 2010 "Chicago Stories: Prints and H. C. Westermann—See America First", Art Institute of Chicago[14]
- 2010 "On & Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum Collection", Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Vera Berdich's Obituary on Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ a b Vera Berdich, Illinois Women Artists Project, online at Internet Archive
- ^ "Corbett vs. Dempsey". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ Warner Rotzoll, Brenda (October 17, 2003). "Vera Berdich, 88, artist who was major influence on Imagists". Chicago Sun Times: 75 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Vera Berdich papers, 1947-1989".
- ^ a b "Vera Berdich | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Time being day by day | Berdich, Vera | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Vera Berdich – Artists – eMuseum".
- ^ "Search Results: "vera berdich" - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Vera Berdich | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Berdich, Vera | The Art Institute of Chicago". www.artic.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Artist Vera Berdich surely is one of".
- ^ "Printworks Gallery". www.printworkschicago.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Chicago Stories: Prints and H. C. Westermann—See America First | The Art Institute of Chicago". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Vera Berdich at Artslant