Nan Lurie Explained
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
- 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]
External links
Notes and References
- Nan Lurie Naturalisation Papers, 5 Feb 1925, Eastern District Court of New York. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.
- Book: Langa
, Helen
. University of California Press. 0520231554. Radical art: printmaking and the left in 1930s New York. Berkeley. 2004. 140–141.
- Web site: Lurie, Nan (American engraver, born 1910). ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research). 2014-11-01.
- http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/375310 Nan Lurie
- Web site: Ryley. Robert M. Kenneth Fearing's Life. Modern American Poetry. 2014-11-01.
- Web site: Nan O. Lurie Biography. Annex Galleries Fine Prints; 19th, 20th & 21st Century Fine Prints. 2014-11-01.
- Web site: Nan Lurie Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Despair Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Old Tales Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Sand Yard Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Sandyard Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Speaker Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Subway Bootblack Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Subway Scene Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Web site: Sunday Afternoon Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.
- Langa, pp. 100-102
- Web site: Next Smithsonian American Art Museum. americanart.si.edu. en-US. 2020-03-18.