Marta Adams
German-born sculptor, painter (1891–1978)
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Marta Adams (née Marta Arnstem; 1891 – 1978) was a German-born sculptor and painter, who lived in Boston and Mexico City. She was known for her animal and floral themed artwork. She is also known as Martha Adams.[1]
6 November 1891
Marta Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marta Arnstem 6 November 1891 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Died | 27 November 1978 (aged 87) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Burial place | Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States |
| Other names | Martha Adams |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Years active | 1925–1978 |
| Known for | Sculpture, painting |
| Spouse | Edward Brinley Adams (m. 1916–1922; his death) |
Biography
Marta Arnstem was born in 6 November 1891, in Düsseldorf, Germany.[1][2] Her mother Baronin Erna von Armin was Spanish, and her father Erick H. Arnstem was Swedish and worked as a diplomat.[1] She had immigrated to Massachusetts in the United States around 1915.[2]
In 1916, she married, Edward Brinley Adams in Boston.[1][3] Her spouse was a Harvard University law librarian, and he died of a stroke in 1922.[3]
In the winter of 1925, Adams apprenticed with sculptor Hans Stangl in Munich.[2] She remained in Munich until 1933, and socialized with Otto Nückel, and Karl Zerbe.[2] In 1935, she visited Mexico for the first time.[2] She met with Diego Rivera in 1937, who encouraged her oil painting.[1][2] Adams moved to Mexico City in 1952.[2] Her later work was influenced by pre-Columbian art.[1] She made Archaic Greek-style sculptured busts and portraits.[1]
Adams died on 27 November 1978, in Mexico City.[1]
Her work can be found in museum collections, including at the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[4] Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (MSSA) in Santiago, Chile,[5] and Harvard Art Museums.[6]
Exhibitions
- 1933, group exhibition, Günther Galerie, Munich, Germany[2]
- 1934, group exhibition, Germanic Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts[7]
- 1937, sculptures and drawings, solo exhibition, Grace Horne Galleries, 71 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts[8]
- 1945, sculptures, solo exhibition, Boris Mirski Gallery, 166 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts[9]
- 1950, paintings, solo exhibition, Boris Mirski Gallery, 166 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts[10][11]
- 1953, Boston Arts Festival, group exhibition, Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts[12]
- 1962, group exhibition, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
- 1963, Pintura Contemporânea do México, group exhibition, Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; organized by Intercâmbio de Arte e Cultura Brasil–México, and Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul (MARGS; now Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul Ado Malagoli)[13]
- 1978–1980, Marta Adams: Exposición Homenaje, 1891–1978, traveling exhibition organized by Fondo nacional para las actividades sociales (FONAPAS)[14][15]