About Natalie Mei
Lived 1900 – 1975 (aged 75). Natalie Mei was an Estonian and Russian painter, caricaturist, printmaker, scenographer, artist and costume designer.
Natalie Johanna Mei (10 January 1900 – 29 July 1975) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist.
Born in Liepāja, in the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire, Natalie Mei was one of three daughters of the Estonian navigator and hydrographer Johan Mey, who was born in Hiiumaa. All three sisters became artists; Natalie and her older sister Lydia Mei achieved public prominence during the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) period of Estonian art of the 1920s. Mei also worked as a costume designer and taught at the Tallinn Art Institute.
Mei is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery in Tallinn.
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Who was Natalie Mei?
Estonian artist (1900-1975)
When was Natalie Mei born?
Natalie Mei was born on 10 January 1900 in Liepāja.
When did Natalie Mei die?
Natalie Mei died on 29 July 1975 in Tallinn.
What was Natalie Mei's occupation?
Natalie Mei was a painter, caricaturist, printmaker, scenographer, artist and costume designer.
What nationality was Natalie Mei?
Natalie Mei was Estonian and Russian.
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