Ivy Newman Steele
Ivy Newman Steele | |
|---|---|
 Ivy Newman, from the 1929 yearbook of Wellesley College | |
| Born | Ivy Joy Newman April 15, 1908 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1974 (aged 66) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupations | Artist, sculptor, lithographer, art educator |
| Relatives | Eric P. Newman (brother) Evelyn (Edison) Newman (sister-in-law) |
Ivy Joy Newman Steele (April 15, 1908 – December 7, 1974) was an American artist based in the Chicago area, best known for her sculptures and lithographs.
Early life and education
Newman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Samuel Elijah Newman and Rose Pfeiffer Newman. Her father was a surgeon.[1] She graduated from Wellesley College in 1929,[2][3] with further studies at the Art Institute of Chicago and with artists Todros Geller[3] and Cosmo Campoli.[4] Her younger brother Eric P. Newman became a noted numismatist.[5]
Career
Steele exhibited her works, usually lithographs and sculpture, from the 1930s[6] into the 1960s.[3][7] She taught art in Chicago, at the Frances W. Parker School in the 1940s and at Hull House from 1945 to 1954,[8] and at Michael Reese Hospital in the 1960s.[7] She was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists[3] and the Renaissance Society.[9] She completed several commissions for public sculpture in Evanston and Highland Park.[7]
Personal life
Newman married businessman Henry Bernard Steele Jr. in 1930.[10] They had two children. Her husband died in 1970, and she died in 1974, at the age of 66, in Chicago.[8] Works by Steele are in the collections of Syracuse University,[11] and the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.[12]
References
- ↑ "Dr. S. E. Newman Dies Suddenly at Home". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1943-07-18. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-07-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Wellesley College, The Wellesley Legenda (1929 yearbook).
- 1 2 3 4 "Hull House Art Gallery Shows Steele's Genius; Sculpture, Drawings are on Display". Chicago Tribune. 1947-11-09. p. 293. Retrieved 2026-07-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Who's Who in American Art. R. R. Bowker LLC. 1976. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-8352-0850-5.
- ↑ Walker, Hubert (2017-11-17). "In Memoriam: The Life and Legacy of Eric P. Newman, 1911-2017". CoinWeek: Rare Coin, Currency, and Bullion News for Collectors. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Hutchings, Emily Grant (1935-02-17). "Art and Artists". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 22. Retrieved 2026-07-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Barry, Edward (1964-02-02). "Exhibit Honors 2 Chicago Women". Chicago Tribune. p. 116. Retrieved 2026-07-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Obituaries: Mrs. Ivy Newman Steele". Chicago Tribune. 1974-12-10. p. 58. Retrieved 2026-07-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "U. of C. Show of Sculpture to Open Monday; Three South Siders to be Represented". Chicago Tribune. 1953-04-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-07-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miss Ivy Newman's Betrothal Revealed". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1930-03-16. p. 23. Retrieved 2026-07-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Abstract Figure, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum, SIRIS. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Steele, Ivy Newman. "The Swimmers" (pen and ink on paper), Davis Museum at Wellesley College.