Vera Berdich

Vera Berdich (1915 – October 12, 2003) was an American printmaker.[1]

Vera Berdich
Born1915 (1915)
Cicero, Illinois
DiedOctober 12, 2003
Chicago
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forprintmaker

Life

Berdich worked for the Works Progress Administration at Hull House[2] She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a B.A. in 1946 and taught etching there from 1947 to 1979.[3] She was an influence on the Chicago Imagists group.[4]

Berdich's papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[5] She was also known under the names Veronica Berdich, Veronika Berdich and Veronica Berdick.[6][2]

Collections

Berdich's works are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[7] the Seattle Art Museum,[8] the Library of Congress,[9] Smithsonian Institution,[6] Museum of Modern Art,[10] and the Art Institute of Chicago.[11]

Exhibitions

References
  1. "Dr. Vera Berdich's Obituary on Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  2. Vera Berdich, Illinois Women Artists Project, online at Internet Archive
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Warner Rotzoll, Brenda (October 17, 2003). "Vera Berdich, 88, artist who was major influence on Imagists". Chicago Sun Times: 75 – via NewsBank.
  5. http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/vera-berdich-papers-10847
  6. "Vera Berdich | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  7. "Time being day by day | Berdich, Vera | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  8. "Vera Berdich – Artists – eMuseum".
  9. "Search Results: "vera berdich" - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  10. "Vera Berdich | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  11. "Berdich, Vera | The Art Institute of Chicago". www.artic.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  12. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-03-05/entertainment/9503050076_1_etching-art-institute-chicago-cultural-center
  13. "Printworks Gallery". www.printworkschicago.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  14. "Chicago Stories: Prints and H. C. Westermann—See America First | The Art Institute of Chicago". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  15. Vera Berdich at Artslant
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