Virginia Berresford
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Virginia Berresford was a printer
, printmaker and an art gallery owner.
in 1923 with Charles Martin
.
She studied at the Art Students League, with George Bridgman
.
She studied in Paris
, with Amédée Ozenfant
from 1925 to 1930.
She married; they summered at Martha's Vineyard and wintered in Key West
.
In the 1950's, she opened an art gallery in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
.
Her works are exhibited in major galleries.
Printer (publisher)
In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses. With the invention of the moveable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg around 1450, printing—and printers—proliferated throughout Europe.Today, printers are found...
, printmaker and an art gallery owner.
Life
She studied at Wellesley College in 1921, and Teachers College, Columbia UniversityTeachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University is a graduate school of education located in New York City, New York...
in 1923 with Charles Martin
Charles Martin
Charles Martin is a poet, critic and translator. He grew up in the Bronx. He graduated from Fordham University and received his Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He now teaches at the City University of New York, Syracuse University, and the . Martin's...
.
She studied at the Art Students League, with George Bridgman
George Bridgman
George Brant Bridgman was a Canadian-American painter, writer, and teacher in the fields of anatomy and figure drawing. Bridgman taught anatomy for artists at the Art Students League of New York for some 45 years....
.
She studied in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, with Amédée Ozenfant
Amédée Ozenfant
Amédée Ozenfant was a French cubist painter.He was born into a bourgeois family in Saint-Quentin, Aisne and was educated at Dominican colleges in Saint-Sébastien...
from 1925 to 1930.
She married; they summered at Martha's Vineyard and wintered in Key West
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Key West is home to the southernmost point in the Continental United States; the island is about from Cuba....
.
In the 1950's, she opened an art gallery in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....
.
Her works are exhibited in major galleries.
External links
- Virginia Berresford biography
- Virginia Berresford painting
- http://www.jwfa.us/art/Works_on_Paper/Pages/Virginia_Berresford_Pastels.html