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Esta Nesbitt
Born
Esther Feuerman

(1918-11-19)November 19, 1918
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 1975(1975-11-30) (aged 57)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other nameEsta Feuerman Nesbitt
EducationTraphagen School of Fashion,
Columbia University,
New York University
Years active1940s–1970s
Known forFashion Illustration, Xerox art
SpouseSaul Nesbitt (?–1975)

Esther "Esta" Nesbitt, born as Esther Feuerman (1918–1975), was an American illustrator, xerox artist, filmmaker, and educator. Between the 1940s until the 1960s, Nesbitt actively led a career as a fashion illustrator for leading magazines and newspapers including Harpers Bazaar, Mademoiselle, and the New York Times Magazine.[1][2] In the 1960s she began experimenting with fine art, in multidisciplines and with xerox art.

Biography

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Esther Feuerman was born 19 November 1918 in New York City, New York.[2][3] Nesbitt studied at the Traphagen School of Fashion, graduating 1937 in Illustration, working primarily in fashion illustration.[4] She continued her studies at Columbia University, and New York University (NYU).[1]

She was married to designer and sculptor, Saul Nesbitt (1920–1993).[5][6] Between 1964 until 1974, Nesbitt was a professor at the Parson’s School of Design.[4]

Starting in the 1960s she started to experiment with fine art, and by 1966 she was exhibiting her art.[1][2] Nesbitt also illustrated a number of children's books starting in 1960.[7][8][9] In the 1960s and 1970s, Nesbitt was one of the earliest artists experimenting with xerox art.[10] She invent three xerography techniques, named transcapsa, photo-transcapsa, and chromacapsa.[10] Nesbitt worked closely with Anibal Ambert and Merle English at Xerox Corporation and the company sponsored her art research from 1970 until 1972.[11]

She died on 30 November 1975 in New York City, New York.[2]

Her work is featured in various public art museum and library collections including, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[12] Brooklyn Museum,[13] Archives of American Art,[14] National Museum of American History,[6] Digital Public Library of America,[15][16] Smithsonian American Art Museum,[3] Frances Neady collection at Fashion Institute of Technology,[17][18][19] among others.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Finding Aids: Esta Nesbitt fashion illustrations". The New School Archives And Special Collections. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Esta Nesbitt Archive". Arizona Archives Online. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Artist: Esta Nesbitt". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Traphagen Alumni, The Traphagen School: Fostering American Fashion". Museum at FIT. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Guide to the Saul Nesbitt Papers". Smithsonian Online Visual Archive. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Esta Nesbitt papers, circa 1942-1981, bulk 1964-1975". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Esta Nesbitt Papers". University of Minnesota Libraries. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Coatsworth, Elizabeth (1964). Jon the Unlucky. Illustrated by Esta Nsebitt. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. OCLC 299433.
  9. ↑ Belting, Natalia Maree (1965). The Earth is on a Fish's Back; Tales of Beginnings. Illustrated by Esta Nsebitt. New York: Holt. OCLC 905715335.
  10. 1 2 "Exhibitions: Finding Source Material in the Archives of American Art - Esta Nesbitt". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "A Finding Aid to the Esta Nesbitt Papers, circa 1942-1981, in the Archives of American Art". Smithsonian Online Visual Archive. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "All the Lines are Nines". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Artists and Makers: Esta Nesbitt – American, 1918-1975". Brooklyn Museum. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Object: Esta Nesbitt collage". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "Item: Xeroxia #4". Digital Public Library of America. Archived from the original on 7 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Artworks: Xeroxia #4". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Trivette, Karen Jamison (July 2017). "Historical holdings and new dimensions: The Fashion Institute of Technology-SUNY Library Unit of Special Collections and College Archives". Art Libraries Journal. 42 (3): 140–147. doi:10.1017/alj.2017.20. ProQuest 1904943634.
  18. ↑ "Frances Neady collection". Fashion Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "Exhibits - Neady - Esta". Fashion Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 14 February 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
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