Emma Siboni
- BORN
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September 29, 1877
Soro, Denmark
- DIED
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June 18, 1968
Roskilde, Denmark
- EDUCATION
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St. Louis School of Fine Arts, Washington University
Saint Louis, MissouriArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IllinoisAcadémie Julian
Paris, France
Emma Siboni was born in Sorö, Denmark, on September 29, 1877. Her father was Erich Siboni, a Danish pianist and music teacher. She studied art at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen, at the Berlin Academy, and in Paris at the Académie Julian.
In 1894, Siboni immigrated to the United States after her parents’ deaths. While living in the United States, she studied at The Art Institute of Chicago and the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. She also studied with William Merritt Chase and Frank Duveneck. Siboni painted in watercolor and pastel and also painted miniatures. Throughout her career, Siboni exhibited her work at numerous exhibitions.
While living in the United States, Siboni lived in various cities, including Buffalo, New York, in 1903, Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 1905 to 1910, Hubbard Woods, Illinois, from 1915 to 1919, Pasadena, California, during the 1920s and 1930s, and Washington, D.C., in 1940.
Emma Siboni lived in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1932 to 1936. While in Kansas City, she had a studio at the Lighton Studio Building and was a member of the Kansas City Society of Artists.
Siboni was best known as a miniaturist painter. In 1899 she was commissioned by the Empress Dowager of Russia to make a portrait. Siboni knew the Empress because her father was the Empress’ music teacher before her marriage. In 1902, according to the New York Times, Siboni was commissioned to paint a portrait of the grandchildren of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain.
In 1939, Siboni returned to Denmark and lived at the Aastrup Monastery until the end of her life. Emma Siboni died in Denmark on June 18, 1968.
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Annual Exhibition of Watercolors by American Artists
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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Annual Exhibition of Watercolors by American Artists
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Panama-Pacific International Exposition
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Washington Water Color Club Exhibition
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National Academy of Design Exhibition
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Annual Exhibition of Watercolors by American Artists
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art Exhibition
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Riverside Exhibition
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Los Angeles County Fair
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Women’s City Club Exhibition
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Lighton Studio Exhibition
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Washington Water Color Club Exhibition
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“Woman Artist Advocate,” 1718 Holly Street blog, February 17, 2013, accessed January 10,2022, http://kansas-city-society-of-artists.blogspot.com/2013/02/woman-artist-advocate.html.
“Emma Benedikta Siboni,” in Edan Milton Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940, (Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 2002), 1020.
“Siboni, Emma Benedikta,” in Peter Hastings Falk, The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1888–1950. (Madison: Sound View Press, 1990), 823.
“Siboni, Emma B.,” in Peter Hastings Falk, The Annual Exhibition Record of the National Academy of Design, 1901-1950.(Madison: Sound View Press, 1990), 474.
“Siboni, Emma Benedikta,” in Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900, (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 646.
“Art,” Kansas City Times, November 6, 1935.
“Art,” Kansas City Times, October 2, 1935, 7.
“Art,” Kansas City Times, November 28, 1932, 6.
“Her Aunt Helped Develop Danish Poet and Writer: Miss Emma Siboni, Painter of Miniatures Here, Recalls an Incident in Family History that Resembles a Fairy Tale,” Kansas City Star, April 1, 1932, 18.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Official Catalogue of Exhibitors: Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 1904: Division of Exhibits…Department B, Art, Halsey S. Ives, Chief, exhibits… (St. Louis: Published for the Committee on Press and Publicity by the Official Catalogue Co, 1904), accessed January 7, 2021. https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/muellis/id/1128.
Special Cable to the New York Times, "Queen Alexandra Orders Miniatures," New York Times (1857-1922), Nov 23, 1902, 5.
“A Milwaukee Girl’s Good Luck: She Will Paint a Miniature of the Dowager Empress of Russia,” Kansas City Star, November 15, 1899, 24.
A Catalogue of the Officers and Students in Washington University with the Courses of Study for the Academic Year 1897-1898 (St. Louis: H. Feldbush,1898), 91, 100, accessed January 10, 2022, https://books.google.com/books?id=j7U4AAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA91&dq=emma+siboni&hl=en&sa=X&ei=osAgUeXkBY_xqQH5r4CwCw&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=emma%20siboni&f=false.
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Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
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Artist clippings file is available at:
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“Emma Benedicta Siboni,” Find A Grave, accessed January 7, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218506444/emma_benedicta-siboni.
“Woman Artist Advocate,” 1718 Holly Street blog, February 17, 2013, accessed January 10,2022, http://kansas-city-society-of-artists.blogspot.com/2013/02/woman-artist-advocate.html.
“Emma Benedikta Siboni,” in Edan Milton Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940, (Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 2002), 1020.
“Siboni, Emma Benedikta,” in Peter Hastings Falk, The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1888–1950. (Madison: Sound View Press, 1990), 823.
“Siboni, Emma B.,” in Peter Hastings Falk, The Annual Exhibition Record of the National Academy of Design, 1901-1950.(Madison: Sound View Press, 1990), 474.
“Siboni, Emma Benedikta,” in Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900, (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 646.
“Art,” Kansas City Times, November 6, 1935.
“Art,” Kansas City Times, October 2, 1935, 7.
“Art,” Kansas City Times, November 28, 1932, 6.
“Her Aunt Helped Develop Danish Poet and Writer: Miss Emma Siboni, Painter of Miniatures Here, Recalls an Incident in Family History that Resembles a Fairy Tale,” Kansas City Star, April 1, 1932, 18.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Official Catalogue of Exhibitors: Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 1904: Division of Exhibits…Department B, Art, Halsey S. Ives, Chief, exhibits… (St. Louis: Published for the Committee on Press and Publicity by the Official Catalogue Co, 1904), accessed January 7, 2021. https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/muellis/id/1128.
Special Cable to the New York Times, "Queen Alexandra Orders Miniatures," New York Times (1857-1922), Nov 23, 1902, 5.
“A Milwaukee Girl’s Good Luck: She Will Paint a Miniature of the Dowager Empress of Russia,” Kansas City Star, November 15, 1899, 24.
A Catalogue of the Officers and Students in Washington University with the Courses of Study for the Academic Year 1897-1898 (St. Louis: H. Feldbush,1898), 91, 100, accessed January 10, 2022, https://books.google.com/books?id=j7U4AAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA91&dq=emma+siboni&hl=en&sa=X&ei=osAgUeXkBY_xqQH5r4CwCw&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=emma%20siboni&f=false.
Core Reference Sources
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
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Artist Record Published
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