Esther Gentle

Esther Gentle (1899 – 1991)[3] was a New York City sculptor, painter, printmaker, and gallery manager. Gentle ran an art reproductions business, Esther Gentle Reproductions,[1] and a New York City art gallery. Her work is part of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art's permanent collection.[4]

Esther Gentle Rattner
Born
Esther Gentle

1899 (1899)
Brooklyn, New York[1]
Died1991 (aged 91–92)
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Students League in New York City,
Known forSculpture
Spouse(s)
Abraham Rattner
(
m. 1949⁠–⁠1978)
[2]

Gentle was the first American woman sculptor given a one-person show at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris.[1]

Esther Gentle and Abraham Rattner's papers were donated to the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.[5]

Personal life

She married Abraham Rattner in 1949.[6] She was the mother of Dr. Allen Leepa.[7] In 1921, prior to her Rattner marriage, she gave birth to twins Herbert (1921-2008) and Bernard Zipkin (1921-2016), by Harry Zipkin, a Brooklyn painter.

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References
  1. "Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art hosts two new exhibitions". TBWeekly.com. Tampa Bay Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. Heller Anderson, Susan; Bird, David. "New York by day: Artists' Spouses". New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. "Abe Rattner and Esther Gentle: A collaborative work". Annex Galleries – On Fine Prints and Artists. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. A Memoir of Creativity: Abstract Painting, Politics & the...] ISBN 1440123225 by Piri Halasz - 2009
  5. "Abraham Rattner and Esther Gentle Papers, 1891-1986". aaa.si.edu.
  6. Tampa Bay Magazine - Mar-Apr 2009 - Page 50 books.google.com/books?id=D1gEAAAAMBAJ
  7. Tampa Bay Magazine - May-Jun 2000 - Page 159


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