Background
Popkin, Elsie Dinsmore was born on January 11, 1937 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Archibald Alexander and Helen Smedes (Latta) Dinsmore.
Popkin, Elsie Dinsmore was born on January 11, 1937 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Archibald Alexander and Helen Smedes (Latta) Dinsmore.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1958; postgrad, New York University, 1960-1968.
Artist in residence Reynolda House Museum American Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1975-1978, Shoals Marine Laboratory, Appledore Island, Maine, 1996—2003, Crater Lake National Park, 2001. Consultant Richard Joshua Reynolds Corporation Art Program, Winston-Salem, 1978-1979. Lecturer pastel workshops Reynolda House Museum American Art, since 1975.
Teacher workshops Sawtooth Center Visual Arts, Winston-Salem, since 1982. Board directors, secretary North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for Arts, 1986-1992. Workshop teacher Shoals Marine Laboratory, Appledore Island, Maine, 1999-1903, Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, 2002-2003.
Member alumni advisory council College Architecture, Art and Planning Cornell University, 1975-1980, Cornell University Council, 1995-1999, since 2001, president's council Cornell Women, since 1993. Artists rights activist. Member Arts Advocates of North Carolina.
Board directors Southeastern Center Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1975-1979. Member Associated Artists Winston-Salem (president 1975-1976), Artworks Gallery.
Married Mark Anthony Popkin, December 20, 1961. Children: Laird Alexander, Maurice Benjamin, Elizabeth Dinsmore.