Judith Schermer

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Judith Schermer
Born (1941-02-19) February 19, 1941 (age 84) [1] : 184 
Detroit [1] : 184 
Occupation(s)Painter; [2] former children's author/illustrator [1]
Years activec. 1973–2000s [1] : 185  [2] [3]
Children2 daughters [1] : 184 
Parents
Relatives1 sister [4]

Judith Schermer (born on February 19, 1941) is a Detroit-born, Philadelphia-based painter who also wrote and illustrated for children during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Life and career

Schermer was born on February 19, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan. [1] : 184  Her father, Minnesota-born George Schermer, [5] worked in human and urban relations; [1] : 184  [4] her mother Bernice had jobs in real estate and teaching. [1] : 184  She attended the Universities of Colorado and Pennsylvania in 1964, and Chicago during 1965–67, returning to the Pennsylvania facilities in 1970–72. [1] She was also a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance. [1] : 184 

Schermer studied anthropology in college, [3] but later chose to pursue a career in painting and illustration. [1] : 185  [3] Self-taught in that field, she used oils and acrylics in her artwork. [1] : 185  Between c. 1973 and 1983, she illustrated titles by other writers; [3] [6] by 1979, she also illustrated Mouse in House , her first and only book as an author. [1] : 185  [3]

In 1995, the rundown state of the Philadelphia Naval Home (situated close to her residence) inspired Schermer to create a painting called Burgeoning. [7] Entering the 2000s, her works were exhibited at the city's Third Street Gallery. [2]

Critical analysis

As The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote in March 2000, "Schermer's [evocation of] lines, angles and shadows [in depictions of buildings]... results in crisply defined patterns of the kind that Charles Sheeler made famous. ... [Her] small-scale [art is] understated in every particular, but not so matter-of-fact that they seem as ordinary as her raw material." [8] Her works, according to the Philadelphia Daily News , "capture a contemporary moment reminiscent of early DeChirico paintings, when forms seem suspended in time." [9]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Commire, Anne, ed. (1983). "Schermer, Judith (Denise) 1941–" . Something About the Author. Vol. 30. Gale Research. pp. 184–185. ISBN   0-8103-0055-9 . Retrieved July 15, 2023– via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 3 Sozanski, Edward J. (October 22, 2004). "Museums • Galleries Art: Into the trees" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. W22. Retrieved July 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Eby, Eleanor (July 15, 1979). "Children's corner: Field and mouse: Picture books" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 15-I. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Urban Relations Consultant George Schermer, 78, Dies" . The Washington Post . June 5, 1989. p. D04. ProQuest   307137039 . Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Loyd, Linda (June 5, 1989). "Obituary: George Schermer, Housing Activist" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. E.10. ProQuest   1834338453 . Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Cuddigan, Maureen; Hanson, Mary Beth (1988). "Emotions and Feelings: Jealousy" . Growing Pains: Helping Children Deal with Everyday Problems Through Reading. American Library Association (ALA). p. 47. ISBN   0-8389-0469-6 . Retrieved July 15, 2023– via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Dove, Pheralyn (December 15, 1995). "In Abington show, a celebration of artistry and community" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. N5. Retrieved July 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Sozanski, Edward J. (March 31, 2000). "Museums • Galleries — Art: Architectural patterns" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. W42. Retrieved July 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Fabbri, Anne R. (March 3, 2000). "Bright Idea: Shed the Darkness and Gloom of Winter – Gallery-Hop by Daylight" . Philadelphia Daily News . p. 76. ProQuest   1844293781 . Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ Monson, Dianne L., ed. (1985). "Contemporary Realistic Fiction: Stories About Everyday Life: Picture Books". Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K – Grade 6 (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). p. 160. ISBN   0-8141-0076-7 . Retrieved July 15, 2023– via ERIC.ed.gov Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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