Grace Gemberling
Grace Gemberling | |
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Grace Gemberling | |
| Born | Grace Thorp Gemberling July 31, 1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | December 26, 1997 (aged 94) Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, US |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Artist, art teacher |
| Spouse | W. R. Morton Keast (1888–1973) |
| Awards | From the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: Cresson Traveling Scholarship, 1923, 1924; Lambert Purchase Prize, 1930; Mary Smith Prize for best painting by a Philadelphia woman artist, 1930; Fellowship Prize, 1931 (Gold Medal Award), 1940. From the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors: Oliver Beck Figure Composition Prize, 1933. |
Grace Thorp Gemberling (July 31, 1903 – December 26, 1997) was an American artist known for the broad range of her subjects in paintings having a pronounced psychological as well as aesthetic impact. One critic said they conveyed a mood that was "ethereal, bold and engaged". Another said her work showed "a disciplined hand and a romantic eye" together with "a magical color sense". Known for her control of detail and successful handling of line and blocks of color, she was said to paint in a modernist style that stayed clear of abstraction and was remembered by a teacher and fellow artist as "the finest woman painter in Philadelphia during the 1920s and 1930s".