Janet Abramowicz (1930 – 2020) was an American painter and printmaker.
Janet Abramowicz | |
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 Abramowicz in the 1950s | |
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | 2020 (aged 89–90) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University, Art Students League of New York, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna |
| Website | janetabramowicz |
Born in 1930, Abramowicz studied at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York.[1] She also studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna where she was taught by the painter Giorgio Morandi.[2] Her home was New York City. She spent time in Japan and Italy.[3]
Abramowicz lectured on art at Harvard University from 1971 to 1991.[3] In 1975 and 1976 she held residencies at MacDowell.[2] In 1991 she received a Guggenheim Fellowship.[3] in 2004 Yale University Press published her book Giorgio Morandi: The Art of Silence.[4][5]
Abramowicz died in 2020.[6]
Her work is in the collection of the British Museum,[7] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[6] Her papers are in the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.[8]
References
edit- ^ North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century. Routledge. 2013. ISBN 9781135638894.
- ^ a b "Janet Abramowicz - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Janet Abramowicz". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Danieli, Eyal (5 March 2006). "Giorgio Morandi: The Art of Silence". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Abramowicz, Janet (2004). Giorgio Morandi: the art of silence. New Haven, [Conn.] ; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300100365.
- ^ a b "Janet Abramowicz | Abstract, geometrical design". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Janet Abramowicz". British Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Janet Abramowicz". Collections Search Center. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
edit- Me and Janet (Abramowicz) interview by Barry Goralnick