Born: 26 July 1929, United States
Died: 9 June 2025
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Barbara Ann Cohen
This biography is reprinted in full with permission from the National Women’s History Museum (United States of America). All rights reserved.
Cofounder Caedmon
Initiating the spoken-word revolution and industry
Co-discoverer of Ammi Phillips, now acknowledged as one of the masters of American portraiture
Employment
1952-1975 Caedmon
1978-2003 Stemmer House Publishers
Affiliations
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Baltimore Board of Directors
National Women’s Hall of Fame Lifetime Member
Horticultural Society of Maryland, member
Awards
1962 Shakespeare Festival Award
1972 Hunter College Hall of Fame
1972 New York City Certificate of Appreciation
1991 Peabody Institutional Award
2001 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award
2001 National Women’s Hall of Fame
2004 Baltimore Sun Large Garden Runner-up Award
2007 Baltimore County Historical Trust Preservation Project Award
2011 Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame
Publications
Ammi Phillips: Portrait Painter, 1788-1865
“Ammi Phillips: Limner Extraordinary”
Aubrey Beardsley Designs from “The Age of Chivalry”
The Chinese Cut-Out Design Book: Designs of Costumes
articles on American painter Ammi Phillips
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