Constance Teander Cohen

Constance Teander Cohen (February 11, 1921 – February 14, 1995) was a Chicago-based American artist.[1] Her work was first awarded at the 1948 Exhibition Momentum show. Cohen won the 1960 Logan Medal and the Armstrong Prize.[1][2] She was married to artist George Cohen and died on February 14, 1995, at age 74.[1]

Work by Constance Cohen is in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Heise, Kenan (February 16, 1995). "C.T. Cohen, 74; Won Top Prizes for Her Artwork". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ The Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Armstrong Prize was a prize in the amount of three hundred dollars for an oil painting by a woman painter, resident of the Chicago district, executed not more than two years prior to the date of the exhibition at the 1957 Chicago Artists No-Jury Exhibition.https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/3984/1957-chicago-artists-no-jury-exhibition-held-at-navy-pier
  3. ^ "Constance Cohen, Swimmers, 1982". MCA. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

Further reading

  • Rosenthal, Harry F. (July 9, 1994). "Exhibit Is Gloriously Defiant of Ageism". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  • Grey, Lori (December 16, 1994). "McCaslin's Works Make Good Use of the Tools of His Trade". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  • Warren, Lynn (1989). Chicago artists : Constance Teander Cohen, Steven Heyman, Gary Justis, David Kargel, Art Kleinman, David Kotker, Jim Lutes, Arnaldo Roche-Rabell, Chuck Walker, Mary Lou Zelazny : in the European tradition. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art. OCLC 601433543.
  • Becker, Carol (1996). "The prodigal daughter : to the memory of Constance Teander Cohen". Zones of Contention. Albany, NY: 187–200.


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