Lyndall Bass
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Lyndall Bass is an American realist painter and teacher known for her still life
s, flower paintings and symbolist figure paintings. She lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
. She is the designer of the 2010 penny known as the Union Shield Penny.
. She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, studying under Arthur DeCosta, Robert Beverly Hale
and Will Barnet
. Her lineage through DeCosta reaches from his teacher Daniel Garber
who was taught by Thomas Anshutz, a student of Thomas Eakins
. Will Barnet’s legacy extended through his teacher, Philip L. Hale to Claude Monet
as presented in the introduction to Richard M. Doty's book about Barnet's life and work.
Bass completed her undergraduate studies at Indiana University
with a BA in Fine Art in 1984, then went on to receive an MA in Instructional Systems Design from IU in 1987. In New Mexico she discovered the techniques of Jacques Maroger
through a friendship with Siegfried Hahn, whose influence provided connections with European artistic thinking and practice. Hahn's education as an artist included exposure to classical training at the Royal Academy
in London.
Bass' work is based on reflections of classical tradition within a contemporary framework. Her primary mediums are oil paint
and graphite
on paper. Bass lives, teaches and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
. She is married to the painter Geoffrey Laurence
and has one son, the writer Olive Lykins.
Her work is held in private collections internationally.
Award of Excellence and a First Purchase Award in the 1983 exhibition "Realism Today" from the Evansville Museum. She is the recipient of a 2004 Robert Rauschenberg
Foundation grant for working painters. In 1980 she received a National Society of Arts and Letters
award in an Indiana state art competition. Her most recent award is from the United States Mint
for her design of the 2010 permanent Lincoln cent
reverse design, known as the “Shield Cent”. Bass' design was sculpted on the reverse by staff sculptor Joseph Menna
and both of their initials appear on the reverse of the coin under each side of the scroll bearing the words "ONE CENT".
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
s, flower paintings and symbolist figure paintings. She lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
. She is the designer of the 2010 penny known as the Union Shield Penny.
Biography
Bass was born in North CarolinaNorth Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, studying under Arthur DeCosta, Robert Beverly Hale
Robert Beverly Hale
Robert Beverly Hale was an artist, curator of American paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and instructor of artistic anatomy at the Art Students League of New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art...
and Will Barnet
Will Barnet
Will Barnet is an American artist known for his paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints depicting the human figure and animals, both in casual scenes of daily life and in transcendent dreamlike worlds.-Biography:...
. Her lineage through DeCosta reaches from his teacher Daniel Garber
Daniel Garber
Daniel Garber was an American Impressionist landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania. He is best known today for his large impressionist scenes of the New Hope area, in which he often depicted the Delaware River. He also painted figurative interior works and...
who was taught by Thomas Anshutz, a student of Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator...
. Will Barnet’s legacy extended through his teacher, Philip L. Hale to Claude Monet
Claude Monet
Claude Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. . Retrieved 6 January 2007...
as presented in the introduction to Richard M. Doty's book about Barnet's life and work.
Bass completed her undergraduate studies at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
with a BA in Fine Art in 1984, then went on to receive an MA in Instructional Systems Design from IU in 1987. In New Mexico she discovered the techniques of Jacques Maroger
Jacques Maroger
Jacques Maroger was a painter and the technical director of the Louvre Museum's laboratory in Paris. He devoted his life to understanding the oil-based media of the Old Masters....
through a friendship with Siegfried Hahn, whose influence provided connections with European artistic thinking and practice. Hahn's education as an artist included exposure to classical training at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in London.
Bass' work is based on reflections of classical tradition within a contemporary framework. Her primary mediums are oil paint
Oil paint
Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit, and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the...
and graphite
Graphite
The mineral graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek γράφω , "to draw/write", for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead . Unlike diamond , graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal...
on paper. Bass lives, teaches and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
. She is married to the painter Geoffrey Laurence
Geoffrey Laurence
Geoffrey Laurence is an American realist painter. He lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Laurence was born in Paterson, New Jersey. Child of Holocaust survivors, he was brought up and educated in London, England...
and has one son, the writer Olive Lykins.
Her work is held in private collections internationally.
Awards and honors
Bass has received numerous awards including a National Society of Arts and Letters award, a Franklin MintFranklin Mint
The Franklin Mint is a private corporation founded by Joseph Segel in 1964. The private mint operated from Wawa, Pennsylvania but that operation has now closed...
Award of Excellence and a First Purchase Award in the 1983 exhibition "Realism Today" from the Evansville Museum. She is the recipient of a 2004 Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg was an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. Rauschenberg is well-known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations...
Foundation grant for working painters. In 1980 she received a National Society of Arts and Letters
National Society of Arts and Letters
The National Society of Arts and Letters, known as the NSAL, is a non-profit group founded in 1944 that assists promising young artists through arts competitions, scholarships and other career opportunities.- National Career Awards Competition :...
award in an Indiana state art competition. Her most recent award is from the United States Mint
United States Mint
The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint was created by Congress with the Coinage Act of 1792, and placed within the Department of State...
for her design of the 2010 permanent Lincoln cent
Lincoln cent
Below are the mintage figures for the Lincoln penny-Mintage figures:Lincoln wheat cent, 1909-1958 Lincoln Memorial cent, 1959-1982 ...
reverse design, known as the “Shield Cent”. Bass' design was sculpted on the reverse by staff sculptor Joseph Menna
Joseph Menna
Joseph F. Menna is an American sculptor and engraver who currently works for the United States Mint. Menna sculpted the reverse of the 2010 Lincoln Cent.-Biography:...
and both of their initials appear on the reverse of the coin under each side of the scroll bearing the words "ONE CENT".