Like many feminist artists, she took the body as her subject. But while others were exploring their own bodies, she painted the male anatomy.
Category: Neel, Alice
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Marcia Marcus, Painter Rediscovered in Her Last Decade, Dies at 97
A popular downtown artist in the 1960s, she worked in obscurity after art world trends left her behind. Now her startlingly fresh work is on view again.
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Three of Dawoud Bey’s Favorite Artworks
The photographer discusses Alice Neel, Walker Evans and the way he brings Black gestures and history to the foreground of his portraits.