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Joan SnyderMommy Why?1983
1983
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Joan Snyder has been called an autobiographical, even confessional artist, who draws from her experiences and surroundings to create her paintings. While her subjects vary widely, Snyder has developed a signature style in her work over the past 40 years, characterized by gestural, patchy brushwork and vivid color combinations. She has also mixed unconventional materials into her paint, including silk, burlap, seeds, twigs, dirt, and glitter. In spite of studying Minimalism with Robert Morris, Snyder found herself tending towards expressionism, saying: “I wanted my paintings to have more content, not less. I wanted to be a maximalist, not a minimalist.” She was more inspired by the Russian and German Expressionists; in fact, Aleksej von Jawlensky’s portraits were instrumental in convincing Snyder to pursue her painting career.
Snyder was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1974 and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1983. In 2007, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
Snyder's work may be found in collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Jewish Museum, The Guggenheim, The High Museum of Art, and The Phillips Collection, among others.
- Creator:Joan Snyder (1940, American)
- Creation Year:1983
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 26 in (66.04 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3292751492
Joan Snyder
Joan Snyder (b. 1940) is a pivotal American artist known for deeply expressive abstract paintings infused with personal narrative and feminist themes. Snyder’s distinctive "stroke" paintings utilize vibrant color, gestural brushwork, and innovative materials, challenging traditional artistic boundaries. Honored with a MacArthur Fellowship in 2007, her notable exhibitions include the Whitney Biennial and a comprehensive survey at The Jewish Museum. Her works are in the collections of MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and The Jewish Museum.
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Levick, L.E., "A Guide to the Art Galleries," New York Journal American, May 23, 1964. Review of one-man show at Southampton Gallery.
1950 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1950.
Coates, Robert M., "The Art Galleries: Paul Klee, The Whitney Annual, and John Marin, The New Yorker, December 31, 1949, pp. 42-43.
1949 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney
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Upton, Melville, "George Binet Gallery," Sun, December 13, 1947.
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Coates, Robert M., "The Art Galleries: Past and Present," The New Yorker,
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