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Gene Kloss

Gene Kloss (1903 - 1996) was active/lived in New Mexico, California.  Gene Kloss is known for Painted etchings-southwest subjects.

Born in Oakland, CA on July 27, 1903. Gene Glasier was introduced to etching by Perham Nahl at UC Berkeley where she graduated in 1924. After marrying poet Phillips Kloss in 1925, she furthered her art studies at the CSFA and CCAC. She continued spending winters in Berkeley after settling in Taos, NM in 1925. Nationally known for her etchings of Southwestern subjects, she also produced many watercolors and oils. Mrs. Kloss died in Taos on June 24, 1996.

Member: NA (1972); Calif. Society of Etchers; Calif. Society of PM; Taos AA; Philadelphia WC Club; Carmel AA.

Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1925, 1937; Berkeley League of FA, 1926 (solo); Oakland Art Gallery, 1932 (solo), 1939 (prize); SFMA Inaugural, 1935; PAFA, 1936 (medal); Calif. Society of Etchers, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1949 (prizes); GGIE, 1939; Chicago Society of Etchers, 1940-54 (prizes); Tucson FA Ass'n, 1941 (prize); Philadelphia PM Club, 1944 (prize); Library of Congress, 1946 (prize); Society of A

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; Women Artists in America (Collins & Opitz); American Art Annual 1925; Who's Who in American Art 1936-70; Women Artists of the American West; Artists of the American West (Samuels); SF Chronicle, 8-11-1935, D3; Journal of the Print World, Fall 1996 (obituary) and summer 2003; Taos News, 7-25-1996 (obituary).

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Research resources

.  askART lists Gene Kloss in 1 of its research Essays. Gene Kloss has 14 artist signature examples available in our database.

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Facts about Gene Kloss

   Publications  Book References:  47
Magazine References:  10

The listed publications are derived from what askART has identified from our research for this artist and are intended as an additional tool for information. askART has derived Publications as an aid to members, but it is not necessarily a complete list.
10 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Gene Kloss
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews City Focus-Getting Stronger and Mor July 2004 Indyke, Dottie Yes
Southwest Art Taos Past & Present October 2003 Indyke, Dottie Yes
Southwest Art Art Events-New Mexico June 2003 Bucher, Kristin Yes
ARTnews National Reviews May 2003 Editors, ARTnews Yes
Southwest Art Art Events January 2002 Herrin, Alice Yes
American Art Review Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum December 2001 Grauer, Michael J Yes
American Art Review Taos Artists & Their Patrons August 1999 Campbell, Suzan Yes
Southwest Art War and Peace June 1999 May, Stephen Yes
Southwest Art Enchanted by New Mexico September 1998 Grauer, Michael Yes
Southwest Art Best of the West June 1997 Yennant, Donna Yes
47 Book References for Gene Kloss
Year Author Title Pages Color
2015 Moure, Nancy Dustin Publications in California Art No. 11 Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972 0 No
2013 Veneciano, Jorge Daniel (Introduction); Sharon Kennedy, Gregory Nosan, Brandon Ruud Fifty Gifts for Fifty Years: Sheldon Museum of Art 112 Yes
2012 Fahlman, Betsy; (Essay); Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, (Directory) Arizona's Pioneering Women Artists: Impressions of the Grand Canyon State Directory Listing of 479 Women Before 1945
(Exhibition catalog)
92 Yes
2009 Sanchez, Eugene Gene Kloss, An American Printmaker, A Raisonne 0 Yes
2008 Taylor, Dawn-Wolf; Aycock, Bonnie A Centennial Celebration of Art in Lubbock: A One-Hundred Year Celebration
(Exhibition catalog)
52 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2003 Clemmer, David Serenading the Light: Painters of the Desert Southwest (Collection of Billy Schenck) 120 Yes
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.
1249 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Porter, Dean; Teresa Ebie Taos Artists and Their Patrons, 1898-1950 400 Yes
1998 Kovinick, Phil; Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West 405 No
1996 Shipp, Steve American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists 159 No
1995 Flynn, Kathryn A Treasures on New Mexico Trails Discover New Deal Art and Architecture 320 Yes
1995 Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary 612 No
1995 Trenton, Patricia (Editor); Sandra E'Emilio, Erika Doss (et all) Independent Spirits: Women Painters of the American West 1890-1945
(Exhibition catalog)
304 Yes
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1992 Museum of Fine Arts Artists of 20th Century New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts Collection 167 Yes
1991 Adams, Clinton Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990 167 Yes
1991 Philbrook Museum of Art Philbrook Museum of Art Handbook to the Collections 250 Yes
1990 Lang, Gladys & Kurt Etched, in Memory The Building and Survival of Artistic Reputation 437 No
1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940 637 No
1989 Moore, Sylvia (editor) Yesterday and Tomorow California Women Artists 378 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Witt, David L The Taos Artists A Historical and Biographical Dictionary 63 No
1981 Kloss, Gene/Phillip Kloss Gene Kloss Etchings 192 No
1981 Thompson-O'Neill, Barbara; George Foreman The Prairie Print Makers (Gallery Ellington) 60 No
1980 Bermingham, Peter The New Deal in the Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico
(Exhibition catalog)
67 No
1980 Forwood, Jenny P. (Foreward) Impressions of the American Southwest: Gene Kloss, N.A. (Muckenthaler Cultural Center)
(Exhibition catalog)
24 No
1980 Johnson, Una E American Prints and Printmakers A Chronicle of Over 400 Artists 266 Yes
1980 Nelson, Mary Carroll The Legendary Artists of Taos 176 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1976 Kovinick, Phil The Woman Artist in the American West, 1860-1960 59 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1976 School of American Research Representative Art and Artists of New Mexico
(Exhibition catalog)
41 No
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
1975 Mason, Lauris/Joan Ludman Print Reference Sources Bibliography 18th-20th Centuries 246 No
1974 New Mexico, Museum of Fine Art Handbook of the Collections Museum of Fine Arts 192 Yes
1972 Meigs, John (intro) The Cowboy in American Prints 184 No
1972 Phoenix Art Museum Today's Artist and the West By Members of the National Academy
(Exhibition catalog)
28 No
1963 Coke, Van Deren Taos and Santa Fe The Artists Environment 1882-1942 168 Yes
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1949 Reese, Albert American Prize Prints of the 20th Century 257 No
1947 Luhan, Mabel Dodge Taos and Its Artists 168 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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