Chakaia Booker (Born 1953)
African-American sculptor best known for her work using tires as a medium
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/chakaia-booker
Urban Butterfly / 2001 / Rubber tires / 57”x53”
Kiki Smith (Born 1954)
German-born American artist’s work includes sculpture, printmaking, photography, drawing, and textiles
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/kiki-smith
Lilith / 1994 / Bronze with glass eyes / 31 1/2”x27”x17 1/2”
Judy Chicago (Born 1939)
American feminist artist, art educator, and writer known for large collaborative art installations
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/chicago-judy
Carrie Mae Weems (Born 1953)
African-American photographer, performance artist, activist, filmmaker, and videographer
http://carriemaeweems.net/bio.html
Untitled (Kitchen Table Series) / 1990 / Gelatin silver print / 27 1/4”x27”
Bridget Riley CH CBE (Born 1931)
British painter and designer central to the Op art movement of the 1960s
http://www.op-art.co.uk/bridget-riley/
Zephyr / 1976 / Acrylic on linen / 88”x42”
Eva Hesse (1936-1970)
German-born American sculptor who brought organic, emotional, and kinetic aspects to minimalism
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/eva-hesse
Untitled (Rope Piece) / 1969-70 / Latex, rope, string, and wire / Dimensions variable
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), American pivotal in the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting http://www.frankenthalerfoundation.org/helen/biography
Nature Abhors a Vacuum / 1973 / Acrylic on canvas / 103 1/2”x112 1/2”
Yayoi Kusama (Born 1929), Japanese self-described “obsessional artist” employs painting, sculpture, performance art, and installation https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yayoi-Kusama
Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), British-born Mexican Surrealist painter, artist, and writer
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonora-Carrington
The Pomps of the Subsoil / 1947 / Oil on canvas / 23”x37”
Clara Ledesma (1924-1999)
Dominican-born artist and gallery owner created paintings, watercolors, and drawings
https://dominicancult.blogspot.com/2013/07/clara-ledesma-dominican-artist.html
Mujer y pájaro rojo (Woman with the red bird) / 1982 / Oil on canvas / 18”x24″
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
Canadian-American artist, often described as Minimalist, considered herself an Abstract Expressionist
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/agnes-martin
Happy Holiday / 1999 / Acrylic paint and graphite on canvas / 60”x60”x1.5”
Méret Oppenheim (1913-1985)
German-born Swiss artist produced sculptures, paintings, photographs, drawings, and assemblages
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/meret-oppenheim
Wolke auf einem Schiff (Cloud on a Boat) / 1963 / Plaster and paint / 14 9/16”x13”x4 3/4”
Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012)
American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet
https://www.dorotheatanning.org/dorothea-tanning
Musical Chairs / 1951 / Oil on canvas / 45 3/4”x35”
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
French-American artist best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art
http://www.theeastonfoundation.org/biography
Cell (Eyes and Mirrors) / 1989-93 / Steel, limestone and glass / approx.93”x83”x86”
Evelyn Beatrice Longman Batchelder (1874-1954)
First woman sculptor to be elected a full member of the National Academy of Design
http://cwhf.org/inductees/arts-humanities/evelyn-longman-batchelder
Industry (aka The Craftsman) / 1931 / Bronze / A.I. Prince Technical HS, Hartford, CT
Violet Oakley (1874-1961)
First American woman to receive a public mural commission
https://hyperallergic.com/405626/a-grand-vision-violet-oakley-and-the-american-renaissance-woodmere-museum-2017/
Mary Nimmo Moran (1842-1889), Nineteenth century landscape artist specializing in etchings
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/mary-nimmo-moran
Under the Oaks-Georgica Pond / 1887 / Etching on parchment paper / 25 5/8”x37 1/2”
Vinnie Ream (1847-1914)
Sculptor best remembered for sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol rotunda
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vinnie-Ream
Statue of Abraham Lincoln / 1871 / Carrara marble / 83”x29 3/4”x29”
Katsushika Oi (c.1800-c.1866)
Daughter of ukiyo-e artist Hokusai and one of the few female artists of the Edo period
https://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Katsushika_Oi
Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908)
The foremost American female sculptor of the 19th century
http://www.civilwarwomenblog.com/harriet-hosmer/
Puck / modeled 1854, carved 1856 / Marble / 30 1/2”x16 5/8”x19 5/8”
