Draft:Edith Brisac
American Woman Artist
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Edith Mae Brisac was an artist and educator who worked in printmaking and painting.
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Early Life and Education
Edith Brisac was born on January 18th, 1894, in Walton, New York, to Edward J. Brisac (1860-1943) and Cora Lena Pond (1863-1947). She has one sibling named Bessie P. Brisack. She passed away on November 21st, 1974, in San Francisco, California.[1]
Brisac attended Jamaica High School in Long Island, New York, from 1909 until 1912. She attended several higher education institutions and received special certificates as well. She was selected for one of the five scholarships that were given at Pratt Institute in 1913.[2]
| Year | School | Studies | Degree | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912-1915 | Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| 1924-1926 | Columbia University | Major: Art
Minor: Education |
BS | New York, New York |
| 1928-1929 | Columbia University | Major: Art
Minor: Education |
MA | New York, New York |
| 1929 | Ecole Amercaine Des Beaux Arts | Special Studies | Fontainebleau, France | |
| 1938 | Mills College | Special Studies | Oakbend, California | |
| 1941-1942 | University of California | Special Studies in Architecture | Berkeley, California | |
| 1942 | Cranbrook Academy of Art | Special Studies | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Brisac travelled often for her studies and frequented places such as Europe, South America, Mexico, the Canadian Rockies, and several states in the United States. She was a part of art memberships and groups such as Fontainebleau Alumnae, the New York Water Color Club, the Studio Guild in New York City, the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, and the Southern States Art League.[3]
Art
Exhibitions
Brisac participated in various exhibitions during and after her career in teaching.[4]
| Name | Place | Honors |
|---|---|---|
| National Association of American Painters and Sculptors | Kansas City, Kansas | |
| Philbrook Museum | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Honorable Mention on water color |
| West Texas Show | Fort Worth, Texas | Won 2nd prize on water color |
| Maylor La Guardia Two show | New York City, New York | |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Southern States Art League | Texas | Won honorable mention, $25,000, and membership in Southern States Art League |
| Texas Fine Arts Exhibit | Texas |
Career
Brisac worked as an educator for several years at a number of institutions. She was an assistant professor at the Principia Jr. College in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1926 to 1928. She worked for the Alabama College for Women (now University of Montevallo) in Montevallo, Alabama, from 1929 to 1933 as an Assistant Professor. Starting in 1934, Brisac taught at Texas State College for Women (now Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, Texas, and served as the head of the art department from 1954 to 1958. During her time at the Texas State College for Women, she aided in the creation of the Little Chapel in the Woods.[5]
Brisac is noted as one of the “Forgotten Nine,” a group of women artists who were considered pioneers of modernism in Texas.[6]