Artist Museums

Joy Flinsch (Margaret) Buba

Joy Flinsch (Margaret) Buba (1904 - 1998) was active/lived in New York, North Carolina.  Joy Buba is known for Sculpture, landscape and portrait painting, children's book illustration.

The following information is from Mary Scriver, wife of artist Bob Scriver (1914-1999).

Joy Buba was part of a New York City community that included Malvina Hoffman, who was her good friend. Joy came to  Browning, Montana, in the Sixties to make portraits of Blackfeet Indians. 

Both used The Bob Spring's Foundry in New York for bronze casting. 

Buba and Hoffman were members of the National Sculpture Society and recommended Bob Scriver for membership. The group originated in the Beaux Arts style of Paris and remained focused on representation rather than abstraction. 

Joy made several outstanding busts, which Bob Scriver transferred into plaster for her.  She kept beguiling journals of colored pencil sketches and notes when she traveled.

Joy illustrated children's books by Herbert S. Zim, notably Elephants, Rabbits and Goldfish.

Her time with us was both inspiring and productive.  I mentioned her in   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4716 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 0 auction lots for Joy Flinsch (Margaret) Buba (of which 0 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 1 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Joy Flinsch (Margaret) Buba as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Joy Flinsch (Margaret) Buba in 0 of its research Essays. Joy Flinsch (Margaret) Buba has 0 artist signature examples available in our database.