About Eve Peri
Lived 1897 – 1966 (aged 68). Eve Peri was an American painter and artist.
Eve Peri (1897–1966) was a textile artist known for her embroidery, appliqué, and "fiber forms".
Biography Peri was born on September 25, 1897, in Bangor, Maine. She traveled extensively in Europe and South and Central America. She studied techniques and collected fabrics.
Peri was married several times. Her second husband was Rafael Alfonso Umaña Mendez (1908–1994), a Colombian born artist.
In the early 1940s Peri began creating her "fabric forms", panels which combined embroidery and applique. the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Farnsworth Art Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
In 1996 the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery in Baltimore held a retrospective exhibit entitled Eve Peri: A Modernist Spirit.
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Who was Eve Peri?
textile artist
When was Eve Peri born?
Eve Peri was born on 25 September 1897 in Bangor.
When did Eve Peri die?
Eve Peri died on 4 March 1966.
What was Eve Peri's occupation?
Eve Peri was a painter and artist.
What nationality was Eve Peri?
Eve Peri was American.
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