Alice Shaddle Baum (1928 – 2017) was an American sculptor, collage artist, and founding member of the Artemisia Gallery in Chicago.
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Born | Alice Shaddle (1928-12-21)December 21, 1928 Hinsdale, Illinios, US |
Died | November 27, 2017(2017-11-27) (aged 88) |
Education | Oberlin College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Known for | papier-mâché and collage |
Shaddle was born on December 21, 1928, in Hinsdale, Illinois.[1] She attended Oberlin College, receiving her BFA in 1954 and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago receiving her MFA in 1972.[2][3] She married Don Baum with whom she had two children.[1]
Shaddle taught at the Hyde Park Art Center for over 50 years[2] (from 1955 to 2006) and was an instructor in printmaking and drawing at Roosevelt University, Chicago, from 1965 to 1967.[4] She was a founding member of the Artemisia Gallery[3] in 1973.[5] Her image is included in the iconic 1972 poster Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson.[6]
Her work is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum[7] and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.[8]
Shaddle died on November 27, 2017.[1]
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