Cerulean
I finally located a lesser-priced copy of the catalogue to an exhibit of Pamela Colman Smith's art as one of the few painters first sponsored by A.Stieglitz at his photographic studio.
Melinda Boyd Parsons as a graduate student selected the thesis sponsored by the two university faculty members, who had also collected items on Pamela Colman Smith--first as a relatively unknown artist. The mention of her as a student of Wesley Dow from the Pratt Institute is noted as well.
I'll post more as I get through it. There's a stronger emphasis on her work as a designer of minature puppet theatres and storytelling bent than I had picked up from the Kaplan biography--I believe Stuart Kaplan's essay is more of a life survey. Holly Volley's website has a good overview of the artworks.
I'll be adding links and see if I can do a brief chronology in outline format.
Melinda Boyd Parsons as a graduate student selected the thesis sponsored by the two university faculty members, who had also collected items on Pamela Colman Smith--first as a relatively unknown artist. The mention of her as a student of Wesley Dow from the Pratt Institute is noted as well.
I'll post more as I get through it. There's a stronger emphasis on her work as a designer of minature puppet theatres and storytelling bent than I had picked up from the Kaplan biography--I believe Stuart Kaplan's essay is more of a life survey. Holly Volley's website has a good overview of the artworks.
I'll be adding links and see if I can do a brief chronology in outline format.