Salme Rosalie Riig

Salme Rosalie Riig (also Riig-Schönberg[1] and Riig-Reiman;[2] August 12, 1903 – September 5, 1973) was an Estonian sculptor and printmaker.[3][4]

Salme Rosalie Riig
Born(1903-08-12)August 12, 1903
Pärnu, Estonia
DiedSeptember 5, 1973(1973-09-05) (aged 70)
Palo Alto, California
NationalityEstonian
Alma materUniversity of Tartu, Pallas Art School
Occupation(s)Sculptor and printmaker

Early life and education

Riig was born in Pärnu,[4] the daughter of Johan Riig (1871–?) and Ann Riig (née Karvand, 1879–1958).[5] She graduated from Pärnu Girls' High School in 1922 and the Szczecin Home Economics School in 1924,[6] after which she worked as a home economics teacher in Tartu.[6] In 1934, she graduated from the University of Tartu as an art historian,[4][7] and in 1943 from the sculpture department of the Pallas Art School, where she studied printmaking under Ado Vabbe and sculpture under Anton Starkopf.[4]

Career

Riig started showing her works at art exhibitions in 1939.[4][8] Small active figures and innovative wall panels characterized her work in the second half of the 1930s. Riig fled Estonia in 1944.[4][8] She settled first in Sweden,[4][8] then relocated to Argentina in 1946[4][8] and to the United States in 1968. She continued to work as an artist in Argentina as well, where she received the 1951 Salón National Prize for foreigners[2][4][8] and the 1957 Buenos Aires Salón Municipal Rogelio Yrurtia Prize.[4][8] She portrayed mythological and biblical themes in her work.

Family

Riig was married twice: to Eduard Heinrich Schönberg-Paenast[9] (1885–1944)[10] and to Mihkel Reiman (1904–1968).[4][8][11]

References
  1. "Eesti kunst Rootsis". Eesti Teataja. No. 15. February 23, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. Mettus, Woldermaar (November 17, 1951). "Argentiina riiklik auhind eesti kunstnikule". Vaba Eesti Sõna. No. 46. pp. 4–5. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. Tuulse, Armin (1954). Eesti kunst paguluses = Estnisk konst i landsflykt = Estonian Art in Exile. Örebro: Association of Estonian Artists. p. 74.
  4. "Eesti naiskujuri edu Argentiinas". Vaba Eestlane. No. 76. October 26, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  5. "Anna Riig'i". Stockholms-Tidningen Eestlastele. No. 155. July 7, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  6. "Saksamaal õppinud õpejõud". Päewaleht. No. 240. September 6, 1925. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. "Ülikooli teated". Päewaleht. No. 30. January 31, 1934. p. 4. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  8. Willmann, Asta (October 6, 1966). "Ühest kujurist ja tema taidest. Salme Riig — meie tähelepandavamaid loovande". Vaba Eesti Sõna. No. 40. p. 4. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. "Kuulutatud". Waba Maa. No. 197. August 26, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  10. Talts, Mait (February 19, 2005). "Eduard Schönberg tegi esimese lugemisringi". Sakala. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. "Surmajuhtumeid Argentiinas". Vaba Eestlane. No. 53. July 13, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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