Edna Frida Pietsch (1894-1982)

Painting

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

Edna Frida Pietsch (1894-1982)

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Subject Person

Edna Frida Pietsch

Collection

Artwork Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1983.6

Source or Donor

Milwaukee County Historical Society, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Joan M. Beringer Pripps

Date made

circa 1944 - circa 1945

Notes

Date: 1944 or 1945. The 3/11/1945 MJ lists Edna Pietsch among people who sat for a portrait by Beringer "this winter."

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower right

Transcription

"Joan Beringer"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed Size

Height

44 in

Width

37-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

37 in

Width

31-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

MPL's AMR Department has musical manuscripts by Edna Pietsch.

Exhibitions

Notes

Exhibited at Wauwatosa Woman's Club in 1947; see attached 3/16/1947 MS.

Research Notes

Notes

The portrait is mentioned and pictured in the attached 6/5/1971 MS.