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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]
Died	1991 (aged 91–92)
Nationality	American
Education	Art Students League in New York City,
Known for	Sculpture
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.

Exhibitions

• 1963 Salon des Indépendants[8]
• 1988 Ageless Perceptions, SOHO20[9]

References

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