Hannah Tompkins (artist)
Hannah Tompkins (January 17, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was an American artist primarily known for her large body of artwork based on the writings of William Shakespeare. A catalog listing of her Shakespeare themed oil paintings appears in Shakespeare in American Painting : A Catalogue from the Late Eighteenth Century to the Present by Richard Studing.
Hannah Tompkins | |
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| Born | January 17, 1920 New York City, United States |
| Died | October 25, 1995 (aged 75) Clearwater, Florida, United States |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking |
| Movement | Cubism |
She began painting in earnest in the mid-1960s while teaching art at Ramapo Community College, Rockland County, New York. In 1979 she opened the Shambles Gallery in Santa Cruz, California and in 1984 opened the Shakespeare Art Museum in Ashland, Oregon.
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