Elsa Laubach Jemne was an American landscape painter, portraitist, muralist and illustrator born in St Paul, Minnesota.
11 Facts About Elsa Jemne
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Elsa Jemne attended the St Paul Institute before continuing her art studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
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Elsa Jemne completed several murals in Minnesota and Wisconsin on commission for the Section of Painting and Sculpture, which were created in public buildings such as post offices and courthouses.
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Elsa Jemne had works in local schools and similar institutions, and illustrated several books, including two by Norwegian writer Marie Hamsun translated into English.
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Elsa Jemne was a student of Violet Oakley, Cecilia Beaux, Daniel Garber, Emil Carlsen, and Joseph Pearson.
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Elsa Jemne was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in both 1914 and 1915.
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Elsa Jemne became an advocate for art and culture in her home state of Minnesota in the early 20th century during the Great Depression.
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Elsa Jemne completed six murals under the auspices of the Section of Painting and Sculpture, which commissioned works for United States post offices and courthouses.
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Elsa Jemne completed Minnesota, an allegorical depiction of her home state, in 1937, in a style that reveals the influence of both Oakey and Diego Rivera on her work.
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Elsa Jemne had married architect Magnus Jemne, with whom she sometimes collaborated.
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Elsa Laubach Jemne died in St Paul, Minnesota in 1974.