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Janet Abramowicz

Janet Abramowicz
Abramowicz in the 1950s
Born1930 (1930)
Died2020 (aged 89–90)
Alma materColumbia University, Art Students League of New York, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
Websitejanetabramowicz.com

Janet Abramowicz (1930 – 2020) was an American painter and printmaker.

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

  1. ^ North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century. Routledge. 2013. ISBN 9781135638894.
  2. ^ a b "Janet Abramowicz - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Janet Abramowicz". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ Danieli, Eyal (5 March 2006). "Giorgio Morandi: The Art of Silence". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ Abramowicz, Janet (2004). Giorgio Morandi: the art of silence. New Haven, [Conn.] ; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300100365.
  6. ^ a b "Janet Abramowicz | Abstract, geometrical design". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Janet Abramowicz". British Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Janet Abramowicz". Collections Search Center. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 5 July 2024.