Artist

Brenda Putnam

born Minneapolis, MN 1890-died Concord, NH 1975
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Brenda Putnam, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0002081
Born
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died
Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
Biography

Brenda Putnam studied art at the Boston Museum School of Art from 1905 until 1907. She also studied in Florence, Italy, and worked as a Works Progress Administration artist in the 1930s. In 1946, Congress commissioned Putnam to design a gold medal for World War II chief of naval operations, Admiral Ernest J. King.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Robert Beauchamp, Untitled (Nudes, Horses, Apes), ca. 1960, conte crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1985.34.2
Untitled (Nudes, Horses, Apes)
Artist
Dateca. 1960
conte crayon on paper
Not on view
Robert Beauchamp, Untitled (4 Horses, 1 Female Nude, 1 Monkey, 1 Sheep), conte crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1985.34.1
Untitled (4 Horses, 1 Female Nude, 1 Monkey, 1 Sheep)
Artist
conte crayon on paper
Not on view
Robert Beauchamp, Untitled No.1, 1976, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.30.70
Untitled No.1
Artist
Date1976
oil on canvas
Not on view
Image Not Available
Untitled
Artist
Date1972
graphite, ink wash, and conte crayon on paper
Not on view