Pennerton West

Pennerton West (April 11, 1913 – June 29, 1965) was an American artist best known for her prints.^[1]

Pennerton West
Born	(1913-04-11)April 11, 1913 New York, New York
Died	June 29, 1965(1965-06-29) (aged 52) Shrub Oak, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	Printmaking
Spouse	John Herma

Biography

West was born on April 11, 1913, in New York City.^[2] West was descended from the American historical landscape painter Benjamin West.^[3] She was married to John Herma.^[4]

She studied at the Art Student's League and Cooper Union in New York City.^[5] She also studied with artists Hans Hoffman, Stanley William Hayter and Ibram Lassaw.^[6]

She was affiliated with Atelier 17 in Paris, an avant-garde workshop founded by Hayter in 1927.^[7]

West died on June 29, 1965^[2] in Shrub Oak, New York.^[5]

Selected works

• Vase of Flowers (1945/1965)^[8]
• On Such a Night (1946)^[9]
• Standing Female Nude (n.d.)^[10]
• Untitled (n.d.)^[11]
• Woman Crouching (n.d.)^[12]

Selected exhibitions

Group exhibitions

• Atelier 17, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, NY, September 24-October 14, 1951^[13][14]
• Nine Women Painters, Bennington College Gallery, Bennington, VT, March 20-April 2, 1953^[15]

Solo exhibitions

• Norlyst Gallery, New York, NY, October 1947^[16]
• De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, September 1951^[17]
• De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, January 1953^[18]
• Condon Riley Gallery, New York, NY, November 1958^[19]
• Willard-Lucien Gallery, New York, NY, April 19-May 7, 1960^[20]