Joan Erbe
American artist (1926-2014)
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Joan Erbe Udel (1926 – August 21, 2014) was a Baltimore painter and sculptor. She was best known for using bright colors and was called "The Grand Duchess of Baltimore Painters" by Ned Oldham as quoted by Rebecca Hoffberger in Baltimore Magazine. She received her training at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she was a student of Leonard Bahr and Louis Bouché.
Born
1926
Joan Erbe
1926
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedAugust 21, 2014 (aged 87–88)
Towson, Maryland
KnownforPainting
SpouseGeorge Udel
Joan Erbe Udel | |
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Joan Erbe, shown in 2011 (Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun) | |
| Born | Joan Erbe 1926 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | August 21, 2014 (aged 87–88) Towson, Maryland |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | George Udel |
Early life
Career
Erbe received two scholarships to Maryland Institute in her early 20s. She had her first solo exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1966.[1] Additional solo exhibitions are list below.
Personal life and death
Exhibitions
Erbe's work has been the subject of more than sixty solo exhibitions including at:
- The Baltimore Museum of Art
- The Butler Institute of American Art
- Goucher College
- Johns Hopkins University
- The Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
- Philadelphia Art Alliance
- Salpeter Gallery (New York City)
- St. John's College (Annapolis, MD)
- The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland
- I.F. A. Gallery (Washington, DC)