Nan Lurie (1906–1985) was an American printmaker and engraver (born in Odessa)[1] known for 1930s works about racism and about the daily life of African Americans.[2][3][4]
She studied with Yasuo Kuniyoshi at the Art Students League. She married Kenneth Fearing on June 18, 1945.[5]
She was a member of the Federal Art Project in New York City from 1935 to 1942.[6]
Her work is held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[7]
Works edit
- Despair lithograph, n.d.[8]
- Old Tales lithograph, n.d.[9]
- Sand Yard lithograph, n.d.[10]
- Sandyard lithograph, n.d.[11]
- Speaker lithograph, n.d.[12]
- Subway Bootblack lithograph, 1935-1943[13]
- Subway Scene lithograph, n.d.[14]
- Sunday Afternoon lithograph, n.d.[15]
- Women's House of Detention print, 1936-1939
- Technological Improvements, print, 1936-1939[16]
- Next, lithograph, 1936-1939[17]
References edit
- ^ Nan Lurie Naturalisation Papers, 5 Feb 1925, Eastern District Court of New York. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.
- ^ Langa, Helen (2004). Radical art: printmaking and the left in 1930s New York. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 140–141. ISBN 0520231554.
- ^ "Lurie, Nan (American engraver, born 1910)". ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research). Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ Nan Lurie, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- ^ Ryley, Robert M. "Kenneth Fearing's Life". Modern American Poetry. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ "Nan O. Lurie Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints; 19th, 20th & 21st Century Fine Prints. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ "Nan Lurie | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Despair | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Old Tales | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Sand Yard | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Sandyard | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Speaker | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Subway Bootblack | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Subway Scene | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Sunday Afternoon | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ Langa, pp. 100-102
- ^ "Next | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
External links edit
- Nan Lurie, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Nan Lurie works for sale
- Nan Lurie, Art Institute of Chicago
- Nan Lurie (American, 1910), artnet
- Nan Lurie, Smithsonian American Art Museum