Fritzie Abadi

Fritzie Abadi (1915 – 2001) was an American painter, sculptor, and collage artist. Born in Aleppo, Syria.[1]

Fritzie Abadi
Born1915
Aleppo, Syria
Died2001
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArtist (Painting and sculpture)

Biography

The daughter of a rabbi, Abadi lived in Palestine until she was nine years old. She then emigrated to New York City.[1] She won a drawing competition while attending Bay Ridge High School, and this fostered an early interest in art. She married at eighteen and moved to Oklahoma City, giving birth to two daughters and "forgot about art".[1] In 1945 she returned to Brooklyn, and in 1946 she enrolled in the Art Students League of New York; there she studied under Nahum Tschacbasov.

Her work is included in several collections such as the Butler Institute of American Art, the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, the Slater Memorial Museum, and the Georgia Museum of Art. She has also exhibited in many venues throughout her career.

She has also received several awards including the Acrylic Painting Award of the National Association of Women Artists (1974) and the Box Assemblage Award from the American Society of Contemporary Artists (1979). She was a member of both institutions, serving on the board of the former in 1970 and as president of the latter from 1970 to 1972; she was on the board of the New York Society of Women Artists in 1980, and was also a member of Women in the Arts and the Hudson River Contemporary Artists.[1] A small collection of documentary material is owned by the Archives of American Art.[2]

Artworks
  • Orange Sky, acrylic, 20" x 16", 1974[3]

References
  1. Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
  2. "Fritzie Abadi printed material, 1948–1979 | Archives of American Art". Aaa.si.edu. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. Works on paper: women artists : celebrating International Year of the Woman and New York City Bicentennial. Blum, June,, Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc.,, Brooklyn Museum. New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum. 1975. ISBN 0872730549. OCLC 2889002.CS1 maint: others (link)
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