Salme Rosalie Riig

Salme Rosalie Riig
Born(1903-08-12)August 12, 1903
Pärnu, Estonia
DiedSeptember 5, 1973(1973-09-05) (aged 70)
Palo Alto, California
NationalityEstonian
Alma materUniversity of Tartu, Pallas Art School
Occupation(s)Sculptor and printmaker

Salme Rosalie Riig (also Riig-Schönberg[1] and Riig-Reiman;[2] August 12, 1903 – September 5, 1973) was an Estonian sculptor and printmaker.[3][4]

Early life and education

Riig was born in Pärnu,[4] the daughter of Johan Riig (1871–?) and Ann Riig (née Karvand, 1879–1958).[5] She graduated from Pärnu Girls' High School in 1922 and the Szczecin Home Economics School in 1924,[6] after which she worked as a home economics teacher in Tartu.[6] In 1934, she graduated from the University of Tartu as an art historian,[4][7] and in 1943 from the sculpture department of the Pallas Art School, where she studied printmaking under Ado Vabbe and sculpture under Anton Starkopf.[4]

Career

Riig started showing her works at art exhibitions in 1939.[4][8] Small active figures and innovative wall panels characterized her work in the second half of the 1930s. Riig fled Estonia in 1944.[4][8] She settled first in Sweden,[4][8] then relocated to Argentina in 1946[4][8] and to the United States in 1968. She continued to work as an artist in Argentina as well, where she received the 1951 Salón National Prize for foreigners[2][4][8] and the 1957 Buenos Aires Salón Municipal Rogelio Yrurtia Prize.[4][8] She portrayed mythological and biblical themes in her work.

Family

Riig was married twice: to Eduard Heinrich Schönberg-Paenast[9] (1885–1944)[10] and to Mihkel Reiman (1904–1968).[4][8][11]

References

  1. ^ "Eesti kunst Rootsis". Eesti Teataja. No. 15. February 23, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mettus, Woldermaar (November 17, 1951). "Argentiina riiklik auhind eesti kunstnikule". Vaba Eesti Sõna. No. 46. pp. 4–5. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Tuulse, Armin (1954). Eesti kunst paguluses = Estnisk konst i landsflykt = Estonian Art in Exile. Örebro: Association of Estonian Artists. p. 74.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Eesti naiskujuri edu Argentiinas". Vaba Eestlane. No. 76. October 26, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Anna Riig'i". Stockholms-Tidningen Eestlastele. No. 155. July 7, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Saksamaal õppinud õpejõud". Päewaleht. No. 240. September 6, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ülikooli teated". Päewaleht. No. 30. January 31, 1934. p. 4. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Willmann, Asta (October 6, 1966). "Ühest kujurist ja tema taidest. Salme Riig — meie tähelepandavamaid loovande". Vaba Eesti Sõna. No. 40. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kuulutatud". Waba Maa. No. 197. August 26, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Talts, Mait (February 19, 2005). "Eduard Schönberg tegi esimese lugemisringi". Sakala. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "Surmajuhtumeid Argentiinas". Vaba Eestlane. No. 53. July 13, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved May 29, 2024.