Alice Louise Judd Simpich (1918–2006), also known as Awee Simpich was an American sculptor. She was born in Honolulu on March 1, 1918, and graduated from

Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. The college models its approach to education after the Oxford/Cambridge system of one-on-one student-faculty tutorials. Sarah Lawrence scholarship, particularly i ...

in 1940. Simpich is best known for her sensitive portrait busts.Honolulu Star Bulletin, “Alice Louise Judd Simpich”, January 25, 2006 In addition to being a sculptor, she was an active member and supporter of the Maui Humane Society. Simpich died at age 87 on January 21, 2006. Her carved stone portrait bust ''Head of a Young Woman'', ca. 1953 is installed in the John Dominis and Patches Damon Holt Gallery of the

Honolulu Museum of Art The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts) is an art museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. The museum is the largest of its kind in the state, and was founded in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke. The museum has one of the largest single co ...

.Wall label, Honolulu Museum of Art, ''Untitled'' (''Head of a Young Woman''), 1937, accession 1766.1

References

* Honolulu Star Bulletin, “Alice Louise Judd Simpich”, January 25, 2006. * Papanikolas, Theresa and DeSoto Brown, ''Art Deco Hawai'i'', Honolulu, Honolulu Museum of Art, 2014, , p. 123

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External links

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpich, Alice Louise Judd American women sculptors Sarah Lawrence College alumni 1918 births 2006 deaths Sculptors from Hawaii 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women