Anne Ryan
Anne Ryan | |
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Born | 1889 |
Died | 1954 (aged 64–65) |
Known for | Collage, printmaking |
Movement | Abstract expressionism |
Anne Ryan (1889–1954) was an American
Biography
Anne Ryan was born in
Her work was included in the influential 1951
Her image is included in the iconic 1972 poster Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson.[9]
In 2016 her biography was included in the exhibition catalogue Women of Abstract Expressionism organized by the Denver Art Museum.[10]
Artistic and literary work
For Ryan, the relationship between artmaking and writing was very permeable, though she favored the latter for most of her life. She wrote a series of
It was in collage, though, that Ryan found her primary voice. She incorporated all kinds of papers and textiles into her collage compositions, including silk, netting, handmade rag paper, and Japanese rice paper. Most were small in scale, averaging roughly eight by six inches. Many of the works were mounted on handmade paper by Douglas Morse Howell, who frequently collaborated with New York artists in the 1950s and 60s and often made paper from re-purposed textile fibers like blue jeans, or from flax grown in his backyard.[11] Ryan's collages distilled and expanded upon this sensibility by juxtaposing small squares of different materials against one another to highlight the distinct textures and densities of each. Their small scale and her use of pastel colors provoked varying critical responses in the early 1950s; many writers commented on the works' "feminine" qualities.[5]
Ryan had three exhibitions of her work at the
Public collections
- British Museum, London[14]
- Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York[15]
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.[16]
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York[17]
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas[18]
- Museum of Modern Art, New York.[19]
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[20]
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis[21]
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York[22]
- Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.[23]
See also
References
- ^ Hilton Kramer, Ryan's Art at Washburn: Pure, Delicate, Austere Compositions, The New York Observer, October 23, 1989.
- ^ Weyl, Christina (25 June 2019). "Anne Ryan". The Women of Atelier 17: The Biographical Supplement. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Deborah Solomon, The Hidden Legacy of Anne Ryan, The New York Criterion, January 1989, pp. 53-58
- ^ a b c d e Faunce, Sarah (1974). Anne Ryan, collages - Exhibtion catalogue. Brooklyn Museum.
- ^ a b Ryan, Anne; Gibson, Eric; André Emmerich Gallery. Anne Ryan : collages, 1948-1954 : [exhibition] October 13 to November 7, 1979, André Emmerich Gallery. André Emmerich Gallery.
- ^ Anne Ryan, Journal Entry, November 6, 1941. Anne Ryan Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- ^ "Clipped From The Courier-News". The Courier-News. 1954-04-19. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Ricci, Benedetta (30 October 2020). "Contemporary Art History: The Ninth Street Show". Artland Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Some Living American Women Artists/Last Supper". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ISBN 9780300208429.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ "Anne Ryan". Washburn Gallery. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- OCLC 1958565.
- ^ "Anne Ryan". British Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Anne Ryan – American, 1889-1954". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Collage #538". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Number 319". www.metmuseum.org.
- ^ "Anne Ryan: Untitled (#270)". mfah.org.
- ^ "Anne Ryan". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Anne Ryan". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Anne Ryan". Walker Art Center. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Anne Ryan". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "No. 530". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
Bibliography
- Stuart Preston, Artists of Personal Vision, The New York Times, April 10, 1955 Section 2, p. 11
- Fairfield Porter, "Reviews and Previews," Art News, vol. 56, Dec. 1957, p. 11 - Anne Ryan, Darkest Leaf, Boteghe Oscure, vol. 22, 1958 (story published posthumously).
- Donald Windham, A note on Anne Ryan, Boteghe Oscure, vol. 22, 1958, pp. 267–271.
- Hilton Kramer, Anne Ryan: Bigness on a Small Scale, New York Times, February 3, 1968, p. 25, ills.
- John Ashberry, A Place for Everything, Art News, vol.69, March 1970, p. 32
- Carter Ratcliff, New York, Art International, vol.14, Summer 1970, p. 141
- Piri Halasz, "Trenton Exhibit Celebrates the Wonders of Collage," The New York Times, Nov 17, 1974, p. 33, B&W of Ryan
Books
- Marika Herskovic, New York School Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists, (New York School Press, 2000.) ISBN 0-9677994-0-6. p. 18; p. 38; p. 318-321
External links
- Anne Ryan papers, 1922-1968. Smithsonian Institution Research Information System; Archival, Manuscript and Photographic Collections.
- Anne Ryan at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
- Anne Ryan at the Collection of Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN