Bertha lum biography definition
The daughter of amateur artists, midwestern born Bertha Lum studied design before attending figure drawing classes at the Art Institute of Chicago in the early..
Bertha Lum
American artist (–)
Bertha Boynton Lum | |
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Born | May Tipton, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | February (aged8485) Genoa, Italy |
Nationality | American |
Knownfor | Painting, printmaking |
Bertha Boynton Lum ( – ) was an American artist known for helping popularize the Japanese and Chinese woodblock print outside of Asia.
Lum travelled to Japan in the early s to train with Japanese masters in the design, cutting, and printing of woodblock prints.
Early life
In May , Lum was born as Bertha Boynton Bull in Tipton, Iowa. Lum's father was Joseph W. Bull (–), a lawyer and her mother was Harriet Ann Boynton (–), a school teacher.[1] Both of Lum's parents were amateur artists.[2] Lum had a sister and two brothers, Clara, Carlton, and Emerson.[1]
Education and career
In she lived in Duluth and listed her occupation as artist.
She enrolled in the design department of the Art Institute of Chicago in [2] A few years later she studied stained glass with Anne Weston and attended the Frank Holme School of Illustration.[3][4] Fro