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⚫ '''Alzira Peirce Albaugh''' (born January 31, 1908 - died June 19, 2010) was a political activist, artist, WWII veteran and radio announcer.
Born on January 31, 1908 in New York City; Rachael Fisk, Becky Bahr, and Dwight Boehm were her siblings. They were all born in New York but moved to Circle, Montana to live as homesteaders after their father, August Abraham Boehm, a sculptor, died in Algiers in 1912 shortly after having arrived there from London. Their mother, Hazel Hunter Handforth (1883-c.1957), daughter of Benjamin Franklin Handforth and Allie Belle Hunter, was a suffragette, a homesteader once she moved to Montana, and a restaurateur in New York's Greenwich Village in the 1920s.


Born '''Alzira Handforth Boehm''' on January 31, 1908 in ], she and her siblings moved to ] to live as homesteaders after their father, August Abraham Boehm, died. Their mother, Hazel Hunter Handforth (September 12, 1883<ref>, familysearch.org; accessed May 17, 2014.</ref> - ca. 1957)<ref>, familysearch.org; accessed May 17, 2014.</ref> was a suffragette, a homesteader, and later, and a restaurateur in New York's ] in the 1920s. Her father, August Abraham Boehm (1841-1912), was a pioneering German-born<ref>; accessed May 3, 2012.</ref> '']'' real estate developer of Jewish descent, who lost most of his fortune. {{Why|date=October 2014}}<ref>, ''The New York Times'', July 4, 1912.</ref>
August Boehm, born in Vienna in 1880, had graduated from Columbia University in 1901 but was affected by the panic of 1907 in which his father, Abraham Boehm (1841-1912), a pioneering German-born Jewish New York City real estate developer, lost most of his fortune. (Established in 1882, the firm of Boehm & Coon had commissioned one of New York's first skyscrapers, the 11-storey Diamond Exchange Building (1893–94), as well as The Langham, a prestigious Manhattan apartment building. The elder Boehm had also partnered the inventor Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in introducing gas engines to Europe).
⚫ Growing up in ], Alzira played the harmonica, drew, and rode horses. When she was 13 she moved back to New York and sought employment through one of her paternal uncles, an architect. In New York she studied at the Art Students League and later traveled to Paris to study. She painted, sculpted, and drew many works of art. Her poetry was published in ] magazine.<ref>"Silent Rivers", ''The New Yorker'', March 2, 1940.</ref><ref>Excerpted from Peter H. Falk ''et al'' (ed), ''Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America'', Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999.<!-- ISBN/ISSN, page(s) needed --></ref>


==Career==
⚫ Alzira's childhood was marked by the aftermath of panic of 1907 and the loss of both her paternal grandfather and her father when she was only four. Growing up in Montana, Alzira played the harmonica, drew, and rode horses. When she was 13 she moved back to New York and sought employment through one of her paternal uncles, an architect. In New York she studied at the Art Students League and later traveled to Paris to study. She painted, sculpted, and drew many works of art. Her poetry was published in The New Yorker magazine.
⚫ She taught art to sailors on leave at the ]. One of her students was the cartoonist ]. She joined the Army during World War Two, working for the Red Cross and doing publicity for the Army for nearly two years. {{Clarify|date=May 2014}} <!-- in what capacity?? -->After leaving the Army she underwent a divorce from the artist ], 24 years her senior; she had become Peirce's third wife in 1930; the couple would have three children, Michael, Mellon Chaimberlain (Bill), and Anna. Anna predeceased her mother.


Alzira later became active in party politics, as well as a union organizer (who later married the radical British solicitor ]) lived with her during some of this period. Alzira Peirce moved to New Mexico and worked as an organizer for the ] union. She later married Chuck Albaugh. They separated after four years.<ref>, chamberlainpeirce.com; accessed May 17, 2014.</ref>
Excerpted from Peter H. Falk et al (ed), Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison, Ct: Sound View Press, 1999)


==Death==
Painted as Alzira Peirce.
Alzira Peirce Albaugh died in 2010, aged 102, from ].<ref>, geni.com; accessed October 29, 2014.</ref><ref>, legacy.com; accessed October 29, 2014.</ref> She was survived by her two sons and eight grandchildren.


==Education==
Painter. Lithographer,Mural Painter,Teacher, Sculptor
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==Affiliations==
Studied: Art Students League of New York with Boardman Robinson; Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris with the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, a close associate of Auguste Rodin.
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==Death==
⚫ Member: National Society of Mural Painters; Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors.
Alzira Peirce Albaugh died, aged 102, on June 19, 2010.<ref name="obituary">, legacy.com; accessed May 17, 2014.</ref>


==References==
Exhibited: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Carnegie Institute. College of Fine Arts; Art Institute of Chicago; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts; Pan-Am Exhibition; Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Work: United States Post Offices, Ellsworth, South Portland, both in Maine; Indian Mountain School, Lakeville Connecticut. Works Progress Administration artist.
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⚫ She taught art to sailors on leave at the International Seamen's Union. One of her students was the cartoonist Gahan Wilson. She joined the Army during World War Two, working for the Red Cross and doing publicity for the Army for nearly two years.
| NAME = Peirce, Alzira
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Albaugh, Alzira; Boehm, Alzira Handforth (birth name)
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American artist and activist
| DATE OF BIRTH = January 31, 1908
| PLACE OF BIRTH = New York City, New York, U.S.
| DATE OF DEATH = June 19, 2010
| PLACE OF DEATH = Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.}}


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After leaving the Army she was divorced from the artist Waldo Peirce, 24 years her senior (she had become Peirce's third wife in 1930, the same year in which she gave birth to their twin sons in Paris). She then became active in party politics, as well as a union organizer, unusual for a woman at this time. Two of her children, Anna Peirce and Michael Peirce, went to boarding schools but her son Mellen Chamberlain (Bill) Peirce (who later married the radical British solicitor Gareth Peirce) lived with her during some of this period.
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Alzira Peirce moved to New Mexico and worked as an organizer for the United Mine Workers union. She later married Chuck Albaugh, son of John Albaugh and Nora Stanley. They were separated after four years and Alzira Albaugh moved to Boston with her daughter Kathleen Swoboda, formerly Kathleen Albaugh.
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Alzira Peirce Albaugh (born January 31, 1908 - died June 19, 2010) was a political activist, artist, WWII veteran and radio announcer.

Born Alzira Handforth Boehm on January 31, 1908 in New York City, she and her siblings moved to Circle, Montana to live as homesteaders after their father, August Abraham Boehm, died. Their mother, Hazel Hunter Handforth (September 12, 1883 - ca. 1957) was a suffragette, a homesteader, and later, and a restaurateur in New York's Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Her father, August Abraham Boehm (1841-1912), was a pioneering German-born New York City real estate developer of Jewish descent, who lost most of his fortune.

Growing up in Montana, Alzira played the harmonica, drew, and rode horses. When she was 13 she moved back to New York and sought employment through one of her paternal uncles, an architect. In New York she studied at the Art Students League and later traveled to Paris to study. She painted, sculpted, and drew many works of art. Her poetry was published in The New Yorker magazine.

Career

She taught art to sailors on leave at the International Seamen's Union. One of her students was the cartoonist Gahan Wilson. She joined the Army during World War Two, working for the Red Cross and doing publicity for the Army for nearly two years. After leaving the Army she underwent a divorce from the artist Waldo Peirce, 24 years her senior; she had become Peirce's third wife in 1930; the couple would have three children, Michael, Mellon Chaimberlain (Bill), and Anna. Anna predeceased her mother.

Alzira later became active in party politics, as well as a union organizer (who later married the radical British solicitor Gareth Peirce) lived with her during some of this period. Alzira Peirce moved to New Mexico and worked as an organizer for the United Mine Workers union. She later married Chuck Albaugh. They separated after four years.

Death

Alzira Peirce Albaugh died in 2010, aged 102, from sepsis. She was survived by her two sons and eight grandchildren.

Education

Art Students League of New York Académie de la Grande Chaumière

Affiliations

Death

Alzira Peirce Albaugh died, aged 102, on June 19, 2010.

References

  1. Hazel Hunter Handforth info, familysearch.org; accessed May 17, 2014.
  2. Hazel Handforth death info, familysearch.org; accessed May 17, 2014.
  3. American Jewish Year Book, Vol. 15 (1913-14), p. 269; accessed May 3, 2012.
  4. Obituary for Abraham Boehm, The New York Times, July 4, 1912.
  5. "Silent Rivers", The New Yorker, March 2, 1940.
  6. Excerpted from Peter H. Falk et al (ed), Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999.
  7. Peirce family genealogy site, chamberlainpeirce.com; accessed May 17, 2014.
  8. Profile with cause of death, geni.com; accessed October 29, 2014.
  9. Obituary, legacy.com; accessed October 29, 2014.
  10. Obituary for Alzira Peirce, legacy.com; accessed May 17, 2014.

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