Pennerton West (April 11, 1913 – June 29, 1965) was an American artist best known for her prints.
Biography West was born on April 11, 1913, in New York City. West was descended from the American historical landscape painter Benjamin West. She was married to John Herma.
She studied at the Art Student's League and Cooper Union in New York City. She also studied with artists Hans Hoffman, Stanley William Hayter and Ibram Lassaw.
She was affiliated with Atelier 17 in Paris, an avant-garde workshop founded by Hayter in 1927.
West died on June 29, 1965 in Shrub Oak, New York.
Selected works Vase of Flowers (1945/1965) On Such a Night (1946) Standing Female Nude (n.d.) Untitled (n.d.) Woman Crouching (n.d.)
Selected exhibitions
Group exhibitions
Atelier 17, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, NY, September 24-October 14, 1951 Nine Women Painters, Bennington College Gallery, Bennington, VT, March 20-April 2, 1953
Solo exhibitions
Norlyst Gallery, New York, NY, October 1947 De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, September 1951 De Nagy Gallery, New York, NY, January 1953 Condon Riley Gallery, New York, NY, November 1958 Willard-Lucien Gallery, New York, NY, April 19-May 7, 1960
References
Further reading Nine Women Painters exhibition program at Bennington College Library