Gretta Lange Bader(néeMargaret Marie Lange;May 25, 1931 – August 1, 2014) was an Americansculptorbest known for her bronze portrait work.
Gretta Bader | |
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 Bader standing before her sculpture of Sen. J. William Fulbright at the University of Arkansas in 2002 | |
| Born | Margaret Marie Lange May 25, 1931 Germany[citation needed] |
| Died | August 1, 2014(aged 83) Washington, D.C.,U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Nationality | German American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Spouse | William B. Bader |
| Children | 4, includingDiedrich Bader |
Biography
editMargaret Marie Lange was educated atPomona College,where she met her future husbandWilliam B. Bader,graduating in 1953.[1]She studied at theAcademy of Fine Arts Munichafter marrying Bader.[2]She continued studying art at theCorcoran School of Artand theRhode Island School of Design.She taught at the Art League School inAlexandria, Virginia,chairing its Department of Sculpture from 1984 to 1989. She was a visiting scholar at theAmerican Academy in Rome.[2]
With her husband, she had four children, Christopher, Katharine, John and actorDiedrich Bader.She died of congestive heart failure[3]in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 2014, aged 83.[4]
Works
editSculptures by Bader can be found in theNational Portrait Galleryand theNational Building Museum.[2]
She completed over 30 full-size portrait sculptures, including sculptures ofJ. William Fulbright(at theUniversity of Arkansas[1]),Frank Church,Claiborne Pell,Donald Ross(atPinehurst Resort),[2]andBen Bradlee,former editor ofThe Washington Post.She completed hundreds of busts, including 234 designed in 1984 for theNational Building Museum.
References
edit- ^ab"Not for the Faint of Heart: Profile of Pomona alumna and artist Gretta Bader '53"ArchivedMay 28, 2010, at theWayback Machine,Pomona College Magazine, Winter 2002.
- ^abcdProfile from the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities.Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^Schudel, Matt (August 12, 2014)."Bader, portrait sculptor known for bronzes, dies at 83".The Washington Post.RetrievedMarch 26,2018.
- ^Notice of death of Gretta Bader,The Washington Post,August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.