Jane Wasey (1912 Chicago, IL - 1992 Glen Cove, ME) was an American artist known for her sculptures of human and animal figures, executed in both realistic and abstract modes.[1] She began her education at age 17 at the Academy Julian in Paris studying with Paul Landowski. She further studied with J. Bertrand in Paris and with Simon Moselsio, John Flanagan, and Heinz Warneke in New York City.[2]

Wasey's work can be found in permanent museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art[3] the Hood Museum of Art,[4] and the Farnsworth Art Museum.[5] She was a founding member of the Sculptors Guild in 1937.[1] Wasey sculpted the granite memorial to Andre the Seal in Rockport, ME harbor.[6]

Wasey is included in the North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jane Wasey, 80, Dies; A Sculptor of Animals". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jane Wasey". ArtPrice. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jane Wasey". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jane Wasey". Hood Museum of Art. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Butterfly - Jane Wasey". Farnsworth Art Museum. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Andre the Seal, 25 Years with Andre". New England Today. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Heler, Jules (1995). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary (Third ed.). NYC, NY: Routledge. ISBN 9781135638825. Retrieved 5 October 2017.


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