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Martha Zelt
Born(1930-11-16)November 16, 1930
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedMay 11, 2023(2023-05-11) (aged 92)
Other namesMartha Zelt Staunton,
Martie Zelt,
Marty Zelt
EducationTemple University (BA)
Connecticut College
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The New School
University of New Mexico

Martha Zelt (November 16, 1930 – May 11, 2023) was an American printmaker, painter, and educator.[1] She taught printmaking at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Philadelphia College of the Arts (later known as the University of the Arts).

Biography

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Martha Zelt was born in November 16, 1930, in Washington, Pennsylvania.[2][3] She graduated from East Washington High School in 1948.[4]

Zelt received her bachelor's degree from Temple University. Other institutions at which she studied include Connecticut College;[4] the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia;[4] the New School for Social Research in New York City, under Antonio Frasconi; the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo, under Johnny Friedlaender; and the University of New Mexico, under Garo Antreasian.[5][6]

Her work has appeared in many group exhibitions in the United States and elsewhere, and her work is represented in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art,[7][8] the Carnegie Museum of Art,[9] the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,[10] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[11] Princeton University,[12] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]

Among awards which she has received are the Cresson Traveling Scholarship for 1954 and the Scheidt memorial travelling award from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, a 1965 fellowship from Philadelphia's Print Club, and a 1982 grant from the Roswell Museum and Art Center in New Mexico.

As an instructor she has taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, from 1968 to 1982; the Philadelphia College of the Arts (later known as the University of the Arts), from 1969 to 1982; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in 1981. She chaired the art department of Virginia Intermont College from 1985 to 1989; and was a visiting professor at the University of Delaware from 1989 to 1990.[13]

Zelt died on May 11, 2023, at the age of 92.[14]

References

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  1. ^ King, Jan (January 26, 1975). "Lithography: An Ancient Art". Bristol Herald Courier. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Martha Zelt". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ Glaubinger, Jane (1986). Paper Now: Bent, Molded, and Manipulated. Cleveland Museum of Art. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-910386-88-3.
  4. ^ a b c Carnahan, Ann (January 24, 1982). "Martha Zelt's Geometric Art Juts From Walls At All Angles". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 172. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lithography Class Provides Unusual Opportunity For Residents". Bristol Herald Courier. January 1, 1975. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V-I Staffs Faculty Posts For Fall Quarter". Bristol Herald Courier. September 1, 1985. p. 71. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Exhibitions". The Brooklyn Museum Annual: 53. 1979. ISSN 0068-2837. JSTOR 26457296.
  8. ^ "Green Gloved - Martha Zelt". Brooklyn Museum. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Collection - Martha Zelt - Just Plowed". Carnegie Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Martha Zelt". Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Search Results: 'Martha Zelt'". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Big Moth by Martha Zelt". Princeton University Art Museum. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  13. ^ Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G., eds. (2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. pp. 597–598. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5. OCLC 1204979146 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "Martie Zelt". Roswell Daily Record. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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