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Mildred Feinberg, (born 1899-01-08, died 1990-00-01) was an artist.
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Born in NYC, she was the daughter of prominent Jewish businessman, Joseph Feinberg, and his wife, Bessie (Atkin) Feinberg.
Her teachers included George E. Brown, Joseph Newman, Alex Redein, Umberto Romano. Her studies included Parson's School of Design, 1917, and graduation from the Pratt Institute of Fine Arts, 1920. She partnered with her twin sister in a business, Twins Advertising Art Service, NYC, 1923-1965.
Art exhibitions with her sister took place in Town House Gallery, Woodstock, NY, 1952, Charles Barzansky Galleries, NYC, 1957, group exhibitions Ward Eggleston Galleries, 1953–55, Tokyo Municipal Art Museum, 1960, Riverside Museum, NYC, 1960, Royal Academy Galleries, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1963, oyal Society, Birmingham, England, 1964, National Academy of Design, 1963, Allied Artists, 1961–63. Paintings exhibited Lever House, NYC, 1965–68, 72, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, 1972, Salvator Rosa Public Garden, Naples, Italy, 1972. Her works are represented in Permanent Collections Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Norfolk, VA Museum of Arts and Sciences, and the Evansville, Indiana Museum of Arts and Sciences.
Awards
She received the medal of honor for painting by National Art Club, 1968; Woman art award honorable mention, 1978, 79; Ziuta and Joseph James Akston Foundation prize for painting of Whitney Museum, 1979.
Memberships
Membership in National Association of Women Artists (Lillian Cotton Memorial prize 1965), Artists Equity Association, NY, Woodstock Artists Association.
Family
She was the twin sister of Minna Feinberg Andrews, b. 1899-01-08, d. 1982-00-02.