Background
Farian, Babette Sommerich was born on June 6, 1916 in New York City. Daughter of Hugo Joseph and Clara Julia (Hart) Somerich.
Farian, Babette Sommerich was born on June 6, 1916 in New York City. Daughter of Hugo Joseph and Clara Julia (Hart) Somerich.
Student, New York School Fine and Applied Art, 1933-1935; Student, Cooper Union School Art, 1939-1942; Student, Modern Museum Art School, 1965-1968; private student, Morris Kantor, 1941; private student, Joseph Margulies, 1947-1949; private student, Donald Stacy, 1969-1989.
Instructor color and design, Cooper Union, New York City, 1941-1942; designer, Hanscom Fabrics, Kransom Company. New York City, 1955-1957; free lance textile and greeting card designer, 1958-1959; assistant head, Manhattan Shirt Company, 1960-1964.
Member Burr Artists (memorial chair), Composers, Authors and Artists American (watercolor prize 1980, 83, 1st prize short story 1981), National Arts Club, Artist's Equity assosiation, New York National League American Pen Women (board directors, Merit award 1979, achievement award 1997), Eleanor Gay Lee Foundation, International Society Artists International, Catholic Artists of the 1990's, Organisation International Artists, Organisation Indiana Artists, Queens Council on Culture of Arts, Eleanor Gay Gallery Foundation (board directors). F C.
Married Robert Alan Farian, September 27, 1944 (deceased). 1 child, Robert Alan.