Name Amy Londoner Died 1953 | Role Painter | |
Amy Londoner (April 12, 1875 – 1953) was an American painter who exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show.
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Early life
Londoner was born in Lexington, Missouri on April 12, 1875. Her parents were Moses and Rebecca Londoner, who moved to Leadville, Colorado by 1880. In 1899, Amy took responsibility for her father who had come to Los Angeles from Leadville and had mental issues. By 1900, Amy was living with her parents and sister, Blanche, in Denver, Colorado. The family had a male servant. Amy and her mother lived in New York in 1910.
Education
She studied art in New York City with Robert Henri and John Sloan.
She was one of the women artists of the Ash Can School, several of who also studied with Robert Henri, like Bessie Marsh.
Career
Londoner was one of the artists who exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show which included four of her pastel paintings entitled The Beach Crowd, Playing Ball on the Beach, The Beach Umbrellas, The Life Guards, and The Marina Grande. Between 1912 and 1914, her works were exhibited at the MacDowell Club in New York. Her works were exhibited at the Waldorf Astoria on February 25, 1921 at the Society of Independent Artists. Her works, exhibited at a Society of Independent Artists exhibition, were described as having a "rare specialization through color and a very personal note of humor."
Londoner taught art to young children at the Modern School, a school based upon the principles of Francesc Ferrer i Guardia. Robert Henri taught adults at the school.
She was a member of the Art Students League.
Works
Some of her works are: