Pauline Knipp Hill was an American artist born on 2 April 1900 in Ithaca,[1] New York and died on 22 February 1990.[2] Her work was shown April 7, 2012 – June 3, 2012 at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, Georgia. She grew up in Urbana, Illinois.
Knipp and George Snow Hill were students of Carl Tracy Hawley in the College of Fine Arts at the Syracuse University. She followed Hill to Paris, France after graduation and they were married on November 16, 1925, in St. Luke's Chapel.[2]
She produced etchings of European architecture early in her career and "satirical genre scenes that reflected American culture" later.[3] Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[4]
She died in 1990 in St. Petersburg, Florida.[2] The estate and several of her and her husband's works were sold off after the death of their son George Jr. Myers Fine Art and Auction House purchased George Snow Hill's in 1990.[5]
References
edit- ^ Les peintres graveurs actuels aux Etats-Unis. PAris: Bibliothèque Nationale de France. December 1951.
{{cite book}}: External link in|ref= - ^ a b c "Tom's Travel Blog: George Snow Hill's Mural, Pulpwood Logging, Milton Post Office". Sawyertravel.blogspot.com. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ Polly Knipp Hill: Marking a Life Through Etching April 07, 2012 - June 03, 2012 Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II Georgia Museum
- ^ "Polly Knipp Hill". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "105: George Snow Hill American Oil Painting : Lot 105". Liveauctioneers.com. 1954-11-01. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
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