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Grace Hartigan

1922-03-28 – 2008-11-15

Portrait of Grace Hartigan
Artist Grace Hartigan, photographed in 1969 by The Evening Sun in Baltimore.Credit: George H. Cook for Sunpapers

Life & Legacy

Grace Hartigan (March 28, 1922 – November 15, 2008) was an American abstract expressionist painter and a significant member of the vibrant New York School of the 1950s and 1960s. Her circle of friends, who frequently inspired one another in their artistic endeavors, included Jackson Pollock, Larry Rivers, Helen Frankenthaler, Willem and Elaine de Kooning and Frank O'Hara. Her paintings are held by numerous major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. As director of the Maryland Institute College of Art's Hoffberger School of Painting, she influenced numerous young artists.

Occupation & Career

painter, educator, illustrator, artist

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award

Employer

Maryland Institute College of Art

Education & Institutions

New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q535581 — wikidata View source

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