Betty LaDuke (née Bernstein; born 1933) is an American artist and writer from Oregon.[1] She is the mother of activist Winona LaDuke.

Early life

LaDuke was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1933. She attended the High School of Music and Art in New York starting at age sixteen, and later studied at Denver University, the Cleveland Institute of Art.[1] In the fifties she received a scholarship which allowed her to study art at Mexico's Instituto Allende from 1953 through 1956.[1][2] During her time in Mexico she lived with the indigenous Otomi, whose concern with the preservation of their heritage profoundly influenced LaDuke's work.[2]

Works

Collections and exhibits

LaDuke's work is held by the Portland Art Museum.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Russell, Kristi L. (24 June 2022). "Betty LaDuke (1933-)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Orenstein, Gloria F. "THE ARTIST AS VISIONARY: BETTY LADUKE'S AFRICAN SAFARIS OF PEACE". Tetworld. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ La Duke, Betty (1984). "Haitian Art: Five Women Painters". Kalliope: A Journal of Women's Art and Literature. 6 (2): 6–21.
  4. ^ "Online Collections: Betty LaDuke". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.