Amy Namowitz Worthen

Amy Louise Namowitz Worthen (née Amy Louise Namowitz; born 1946) is an American printmaker, engraver, curator, and art historian of prints. She previously served as the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Des Moines Art Center.[1]

Amy Namowitz Worthen
Born
Amy Louise Namowitz

(1946-08-13) August 13, 1946
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationSir John Cass College
Alma materSmith College,
University of Iowa
Occupationprintmaker, engraver, curator, art historian
Spouse(s)Thomas Fletcher Worthen (m. 1969–2018; death)

Biography

She was born as Amy Louise Namowitz on August 13, 1946 in New York City, New York.[2] Worthen studied at the High School of Music and Art (which is now part of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School).

Worthen attended Smith College and received a B.A. degree in 1967, studying under Leonard Baskin.[2] She earned an M.A. degree in 1969 at the University of Iowa, studying under Mauricio Lasansky.[2] Additionally she studied lettering-engraving for silversmiths at Sir John Cass College (now London Guildhall University), from 1986 to 1987.[2]

In 1968, she married art historian and Drake University professor, Thomas Fletcher Worthen (1944–2018).[3] Together they lived part time in Venice, Italy where they restored an apartment in a historic palazzo.[3][4]

Her engraving work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[5] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[6] the Van Every Smith Galleries at Davidson College,[7] and the Grinnell College Museum of Art.[8]

References
  1. Colbourne, Jane; Snyder, Reba Fishman (2009). Printed on Paper: The Techniques, History, and Conservation of Printed Media. Arts and Social Sciences Academic Press, Northumbria University. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-9561206-3-2.
  2. Who's Who in American Art 2003-2004, 25th Ed. Marquis Whos Who. June 2003. ISBN 978-0-8379-6304-4.
  3. "Thomas F. Worthen '66". Amherst College. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. "Thomas F. Worthen Obituary (1944 - 2018)". Legacy.com. Des Moines Register. May 26, 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  5. "Amy Namowitz Worthen | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  6. "Stairway with Skeleton from The State Capitol Series". www.metmuseum.org.
  7. "Artist: Amy Namowitz Worthen". Art Collection from Davidson College. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  8. "Amy Namowitz Worthen". Grinnell College Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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