Friedlaender, Bilgé, 1934-2000
Person
Parallel Names
- Friedlaender, Bilge
Nationality
Turkish (born), American (based)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Words/Images/Objects, 1981
Item — Box 208: [Barcode: 31858072460144]
Identifier: CC-13255-13556
Scope and Contents
Deals with the artist's consideration of the environment and personal artistic language. Internet: Bilge Friedlaender, 65, a Turkish-born artist known for combining natural materials into delicate arrangements and renderings, died of brain cancer in April 2000 in Istanbul.Mrs. Friedlaender, who lived in Germantown during the years she worked and taught in Philadelphia, had her pastel drawings, two-dimensional wall hangings, abstract sculptures, and minimalist installations exhibited at several venues in the region. They included Old City galleries, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Beaver College, Moore College of Art and Design, and the Horticultural Center and Arboretum in Fairmount Park. She had solo exhibitions in New York; Boston; Kyoto, Japan; and Istanbul. Her work also was shown as part of group exhibitions in several cities, including Washington and Munich, Germany. Mrs. Friedlaender was an assistant professor who taught at the University of Pennsylvania from 1983...
Dates:
1981