1925 - 2018
Janet Yake worked primarily in monotype for over 20 years. A Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant in 1998 enabled further explorations of this unique method of printmaking. Yake's inviting and intimate depictions of interiors, dominated by floral arrangements, colorful fabrics and table settings, evoke the domestic masterworks of Bonnard, Vuillard and Matisse. After a number of group shows, her first individual exhibition was held in 1988 at Fitch-Febvrel. The next year saw her first one-person overseas show, at Galleria Grafica in Tokyo. Yake's monotypes illustrate the jackets of Laurie Colwin's Home Cooking (Knopf, 1988) and More Home Cooking (Harper Collins, 1993). <br><br> She was an intensely focused artist, printmaker, painter, and illustrator. She graduated from Smith College in 1947 and was a resident of Brooklyn Heights for more than 60 years. Cats were her beloved companions her whole life. She loved the seashore and the clear light of Cape Cod. She walked miles from one end of New York City to the other, looking in appreciation and wonder at everything around her: people, animals, buildings, and bridges. For many years she volunteered at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where she contributed her expertise as a pruner. She saw beauty all around her.
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