Stella Waitzkin

Stella Waitzkin (1920–2003) was an American installation artist known for sculptural representation of books.[1]

Stella Waitzkin
Born
Stella Rosenblatt[1]

1920 (1920)
New York, New York
Died2003 (aged 82–83)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Websitestellawaitzkin.com

Biography

Waitzkin was born New York City in 1920.[2] She studied with the abstract expressionists Hans Hofmann and Willem de Kooning.[3] She was the recipient of nine MacDowell fellowships from 1974 through 1984.[4] She was a member of the Women Artists in Revolution, and a member of Art Worker's Coalition during the 1970s.[5] She died in 2003 in New York City.[2] Prior to her death she agreed to the formation of the Waitzkin Memorial Library Trust which then distributed her works to over sixty museums.[6]

Her work is in the permanent collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art Center[3] as well as the National Gallery of Art,[7] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[2] and the University at Albany.[8]

A significant collection of her works was obtained by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center including three sculptural walls based on Waitzkin's Hotel Chelsea living room.[3]

References
  1. "Waitzkin, Stella". John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Stella Waitzkin". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. "Stella Waitzkin". Kohler Foundation Inc. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. "Stella Waitzkin - Artist". MacDowell Colony. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. "Oral history interview with Stella Waitzkin, 1971". Archives of American Art. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. "Talk about the Art and Life of Stella Waitzkin". Martha's Vineyard Calendar. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  7. "Stella Waitzkin, Untitled (27 Books)". University at Albany. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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