Adela Ber Vukić
Bosnian painter (1888–1966)
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Adela Ber (30 December 1888 – 28 October 1966) was the first female artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina to be educated at an art school and a pioneer of women's rights in her country.
Adela Ber | |
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| Born | 30 December 1888 |
| Died | 28 October 1966 (aged 77) |
Her works includes portraits and still life paintings of Bosnian landscapes.
Early life
Education
After completing a higher girls' school in Sarajevo, Ber aspired to become a teacher. She left for Vienna in 1908, first enrolling in a private art school, then, in 1910, in a private women's art school. During her studies in Vienna, she lived in dire circumstances, unable to get a scholarship because she was a woman, the state feeling that money spent on educating women was "thrown away".[1] Owing to her great talent, a college professor at the Vienna school decided to provide her with a free education.[2]
Career
After graduating in June 1914, she returned to Sarajevo with hopes of opening a private painting school.[3] World War I broke out later that same month when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip.[4] The outbreak of war made it impossible for Ber to open a painting school. Ber organized her first solo art exhibit in Sarajevo after the First World War in 1919.
Ber died in 1966, aged 77.[5]