Bertha Schrader on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Bertha Schrader (11 June 1845 – 11 May 1920) was a German painter, lithographer, and woodblock print-maker.
images of Schrader's work
on ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Schrader, Bertha 1845 births 1920 deaths Artists from the Kingdom of Prussia 19th-century German painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German women painters 19th-century German women painters
Biography
Schrader was born on 11 June 1845, in Memel,Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. She studied with Carl Graeb's son Paul Graeb (1842-1892) in Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
, and with Paul Baum (1854-1932) in Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
. From 1882 to 1916, Schrader was a member of the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen
The Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen (English: Association of Berlin Women Artists) is the oldest existing association of women artists in Germany. It maintains the ''archive Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen 1867 e. V.,'' publishes club announ ...
(Association of Berlin Artists) where she exhibited her paintings. She was also a member of the Dresden Women Artists Association, serving as the chairwoman.
She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building
The Woman's Building was a non-profit arts and education center located in Los Angeles, California. The Woman's Building focused on feminist art and served as a venue for the women's movement and was spearheaded by artist Judy Chicago, graphic de ...
at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The ...
in Chicago, Illinois.
Schrader died on 11 May 1920, in Dresden.
References
External links
*images of Schrader's work
on ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Schrader, Bertha 1845 births 1920 deaths Artists from the Kingdom of Prussia 19th-century German painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German women painters 19th-century German women painters