Anne Walker (artist)
American painter
Anne Walker (born September 20, 1933) is an American artist and contemplative thinker, primarily known for printmaking and painting. In 2001, Walker was named a Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres by French Minister of Culture Catherine Tasca. Walker lives and works in Paris and has exhibited widely in France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, and the United States.
Early life and education
Walker was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1933. Walker graduated in 1955 from Smith College. She spent her junior year in Paris, working at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Montparnasse. In 1956, she returned to Paris to study with Johnny Friedlaender at his atelier; her first etchings were done there as well.
Career
Walker continued to make prints, create etchings, and a number of fine-press books in Paris. To date, she has made more than 330 prints, as well as a number of fine-press books illustrated with etchings.
Since the 1960s Walker has been participating in group, collective, and solo exhibitions in France and abroad.
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