Isabel Bate | |
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| Born | 1909 |
| Died | 1995 (aged 85–86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Muralist |
| Spouse | Harold Black |
Isabel Bate (1909–1995)[1] was an American artist known for her work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). She was married to fellow artist Harold Black (1913–1993). The couple lived in New York City. They were commissioned by the WPA to complete eight murals for the U.S. Post Office in Salina, Kansas. The couple completed the murals and sent them to Salina, but they were never installed.[2] The couple also illustrated the 1941 book The Kaw: The Heart of a Nation by Floyd Benjamin Streeter.[3] Bate's work was included in the 1940 Museum of Modern Art exhibition and competition The Artist as Reporter.[4]
- ^ "Bate, Isabel". ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Isabel Bate - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Reynolds, Horace (2 March 1941). "The History of Kansas Flows With the Kaw River; Mr. Streeter Presents That Story as a Trilogy of Border Wars, Cow Towns and Wheat The Kaw: The Heart of a Nation. By Floyd Benjamin Streeter. Illustrated by Isabel Bate and Harold Black. 371 pp. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. $2.50". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Isabel Bate". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 7 October 2022.