Natalie Mei
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Natalie Johanna Mei(10 January 1900 – 29 July 1975) was anEstonianpainter and graphic artist.
Born on the Estonian island ofHiiumaa,Natalie Mei was one of three daughters of a ship's captain. All three sisters would become artists, with Natalie and older sisterLydia Meiachieving public prominence during theNeue Sachlichkeit(New Objectivity) period of Estonian art of the 1920s. Mei also worked as a costume designer and taught at the Tallinn Art Institute.[1]
Mei is buried at theRahumäe cemeteryinTallinn.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Rubin, Don; Nagy, Peter; Rouyer, Philippe (2001).The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe.Taylor & Francis.
- ^"Cemetery Portal".
Pihlak, Elvi:Lydia Mei - Natüürmortide ja lillemaalide meisterin:KunstVol. 1962,1 pgs 16–20. Tallinn.
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