Lot 228: NANCY NEMEC (1923-2003) THE CONFORMIST

Nancy Nemec (1923 - 2003) "The Conformist" Pencil Signed and Numbered Print. Framed and matted. Measures 15 1/4"x17"x1 1/4". Weight 3 pds 5 oz. Nancy Nemec was a Warner New Hampshire resident on-and-off from 1942 to her death in 2003. She produced a great deal of her work at her "Kearsarge Studio." She was also a contributing editor for the Concord Monitor from 1990-1991, and taught art classes. Born Nancy Lewis on November 30, 1923 in North Carolina, she was the daughter of Tracy Hammond & Esther (Tufts) Lewis. Her mother Esther hailed from both the Side and Lyman families who very early settled in Portsmouth NH. She graduated from Vesper George School of Art in Boston MA. Her work was exhibited and collected internationally. She received many awards including Medals of Honor from Audubon Artists, the National Association of Women Artists at the National Academy of Design Galleries, several at Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Exhibitions, Jubilee Print Prize at Newport, and numerous others. She had over sixty one-person shows from coast to coast, and is represented in private and public collections such as the Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Philadelphia Free Library, New Britain Museum of American Art, Springfield Museum of Fine Art, Norfolk Museum, and Georgia Museum of Art.

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