Aileen Osborn Webb

Aileen Osborn Webb
Born
Aileen Osborn

1892 (1892)[1]
DiedAugust 15, 1979(1979-08-15) (aged 86–87)[2]
Garrison, New York, U.S.[2]
OccupationArts patron
Known forFounded the American Craftsmen's Educational Council (now the American Craft Council)
SpouseVanderbilt Webb
Children4
Parents
RelativesFrederick Osborn (brother)

Aileen Osborn Webb (1892–1979) was an American patron of crafts.[3][4][5] She was a founder of the organization now known as the American Craft Council, which gives an annual award named for her.[6] She was considered a "principal supporter" of the American Craft movement during the Great Depression.[1] She founded the School for American Craftsmen (SAC), which is now part of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Werne, Jo (May 24, 1987). "American Crafts". The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida). p. 1H, 8H – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Aileen Osborn Webb, educator, 87". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. August 25, 1979. p. 11. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Joyce Lovelace, Who Was Aileen Osborn Webb?, July 25, 2011, American Craft Council
  4. ^ Barbara Lovenheim, Crafting Modernism Archived December 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NYCityWoman.com
  5. ^ Sandra Alfoldy, Crafting Identity: The Development of Professional Fine Craft in Canada, McGill-Queen's Press, 2005, pp.55-67 [1]
  6. ^ American Craft Council. (September 16, 2009). Aileen Osborn Webb Awards 2008. http://craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/aileen-osborn-webb-awards-2008