Esther Gentle

Esther Gentle Rattner
Born
Esther Gentle

1899 (1899)
Brooklyn, New York[1]
Died1991 (aged 91–92)
NationalityAmerican
Known forSculpture
Spouse
Abraham Rattner
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(m. 1949⁠–⁠1978)​
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Esther Gentle (1899 – 1991)[3] was a New York City sculptor, painter, printmaker, and gallery manager. Gentle ran an art reproductions business, Esther Gentle Reproductions,[1] and a New York City art gallery. Her work is part of the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art's permanent collection.[4]

Gentle was the first American woman sculptor given a one-person show at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris.[1]

Esther Gentle and Abraham Rattner's papers were donated to the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.[5]

Personal life

She married Abraham Rattner in 1949.[6] She was the mother of Dr. Allen Leepa.[7] In 1921, prior to her Rattner marriage, she gave birth to twins Herbert (1921-2008) and Bernard Zipkin (1921-2016), by Harry Zipkin, a Brooklyn painter.

Exhibitions

  • 1963 Salon des Indépendants[8]
  • 1988 Ageless Perceptions, SOHO20[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art hosts two new exhibitions". TBWeekly.com. Tampa Bay Weekly. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ Heller Anderson, Susan; Bird, David (16 October 1985). "New York by day: Artists' Spouses". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Abe Rattner and Esther Gentle: A collaborative work". Annex Galleries – On Fine Prints and Artists. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ A Memoir of Creativity: Abstract Painting, Politics & the...] ISBN 1440123225 by Piri Halasz - 2009
  5. ^ "Abraham Rattner and Esther Gentle Papers, 1891-1986". aaa.si.edu.
  6. ^ Tampa Bay Magazine - Mar-Apr 2009 - Page 50 books.google.com/books?id=D1gEAAAAMBAJ
  7. ^ Tampa Bay Magazine - May-Jun 2000 - Page 159
  8. ^ Ritter, Catrin (2009). "Gentle, Esther". Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online – via De Gruyter.
  9. ^ H., R. (1988). "Ageless Perceptions". Women Artists News. v.13, no.2: 35–36 – via EBSCO.


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