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Bust portrait study of Elsa Laubach Jemne
Bust portrait study of Elsa Laubach Jemne

Bust portrait study of Elsa Laubach Jemne

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Object Details

Title:
Bust portrait study of Elsa Laubach Jemne
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Black pastel on paper
Dimensions
15 x 11 1/4 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[bottom left in graphite]: Elsa Laubach (Mrs. Magnus Jemne)Jemne began her art studies in Minnesota before continuing at PAFA. Oakley was one of her teachers. After graduating, Jemne traveled to Europe before returning to Minnesota. She is best known for the murals she created for public buildings. She married Magnus Jemne, a Minnesota architect, with whom she sometime collaborated.

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