Sheila Isham | |
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Born | Sheila Burton Eaton December 19, 1927
New York City, U.S. |
Died | April 9, 2024 New York City, U.S. | (aged 96)
Alma mater |
Bryn Mawr College, Academy of Arts, Berlin |
Spouse | Heyward Isham |
Children | 3, including Chris Isham |
Website |
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Sheila Burton Eaton Isham (December 19, 1927 – April 9, 2024) was an American printmaker, painter and book artist. [1]
Sheila Burton Eaton was born in New York City on December 19, 1927. [2] [3] [4] She was raised in Cedarhurst and later attended the college preparatory school, Garrison Forest School. [5] [4]
Isham attended Bryn Mawr College, where she met her future husband Heyward Isham who was attending college at Yale University. [4] After graduating from Byrn Mawr, the couple married. [4] Isham studied at Akademie der Künste in West Berlin (now Academy of Arts, Berlin), between 1950 and 1954. [3]
In 2004, the State Russian Museum presented a 50-year retrospective of her work. [6] Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, [7] Guild Hall in East Hampton, New York, [8] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. [9]
Isham died from pneumonia in Manhattan, on April 9, 2024, at the age of 96. [2]