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Cornelia Breitenbach (July 28, 1948 – October 27, 1984) was an American textile artist.

Early life

Breitenbach emigrated to the United States with her family in 1957. She studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, earning a bachelor of fine arts degree with honors in printmaking in 1970. In 1974 she received a master of fine arts degree in textile design from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Career

Breitenbach was appointed an assistant professor of art at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1980. In 1984, she took her own life in Beverly Hills, California.

Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

References

1. ^ "University of California: In Memoriam, 1987". content.cdlib.org.
2. Chiarmonte, Paula L. (1990). Women Artists in the United States: A Selective Bibliography and Resource Guide on the Fine and Decorative Arts, 1750-1986. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-8917-5.
3. "Oral history interview with James Bassler, 2002 February 11-June 6". www.aaa.si.edu.
4. "Cornelia Breitenbach | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
5. "Artist Info". www.nga.gov.

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