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Sylvia Wald

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among others, to textile work, large-scale pieces 5–6 feet square. She continued to make her prints without the assistance of a professional printer or printmaking studio, stating that "I never felt that my particular style was suitable for making prints with a printer."
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After the death of her first husband in 1963, and her mother several years later, her sculptural work became even more experimental through the incorporation of more diverse materials, including
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rising to dominate the New York art scene, Wald's work became increasingly abstract. Eventually she would come to be seen as a pioneer of the movement, especially for her innovations in
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and sculptural collage. She has been noted for her "wide range of expression, diversity of media and technical excellence."
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North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary
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Dark Wings (1953/54), Spirit's Constellation (1952), Between Dimensions (1950),
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to the general public. She was also included in the 1947 and 1951
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Ogata, Amy F. (2013). "Learning Imagination in Art and Science".
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The show was organized as a vehicle for bringing affordable fine
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From the sixties onward, Wald became increasingly interested in
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American life, which she then contributed to populist and
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Her work is featured in numerous collections, including:
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(1995). 585:Williams, Reba; Williams, Dave (1987). 333: 735:Moore College of Art and Design alumni 658:The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Art Gallery 587:"The Later History of the Screenprint" 532:Kimmelman, Michael (3 December 1993). 99:Social Realism, Abstract Expressionism 648: 646: 227:During the forties and fifties, with 7: 629:Tenri Cultural Institute of New York 365: 363: 506:Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1951). 480:Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1947). 426:Raynor, Vivien (4 December 1994). 294:The Whitney Museum of American Art 204:Her work was included in the 1940 193:journals of the period, including 14: 346:Fairfield County Business Journal 428:"Prints From a Lifetime of Work" 210:American Color Prints Under $ 10 128: 298:The Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum 165:through her pioneering work in 342:"Sylvia Wald Works on Display" 304:, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1: 399:Designing the Creative Child 183:Works Project Administration 740:21st-century American women 512:The Portal to Texas History 486:The Portal to Texas History 756: 725:Artists from New York City 322:Victoria and Albert Museum 302:Philadelphia Museum of Art 282:Metropolitan Museum of Art 222:National Serigraph Society 218:Dallas Museum of Fine Arts 161:school, before turning to 48:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 730:Artists from Philadelphia 415:– via Project MUSE. 25: 625:"Syvia Wald: Polymorphs" 306:National Gallery of Art 273:She married the artist 720:American women artists 318:Bibliothèque Nationale 229:Abstract Expressionism 177:After graduation from 163:Abstract Expressionism 155:Moore Institute of Art 116:waldandkimgallery.org 460:Museum of Modern Art 375:Fairfield University 310:Worcester Art Museum 286:Museum of Modern Art 241:Louisville, Kentucky 81:Printmaker, Sculptor 324:, London, England. 290:The Brooklyn Museum 220:exhibitions of the 201:in the late 1930s. 538:The New York Times 432:The New York Times 356:– via EBSCO. 308:, Washington D.C, 348:. 23 January 2012 320:, Paris, France, 312:, Worcester, and 121: 120: 747: 694: 693: 691: 689: 675: 669: 668: 666: 664: 650: 641: 640: 638: 636: 621: 615: 614: 582: 576: 575: 555: 549: 548: 546: 544: 529: 523: 522: 520: 518: 503: 497: 496: 494: 492: 477: 471: 470: 468: 466: 457: 449: 443: 442: 440: 438: 423: 417: 416: 404: 393: 387: 386: 384: 382: 367: 358: 357: 355: 353: 338: 197:. Wald moved to 153:and educated at 148: 147: 144: 143: 140: 137: 134: 88: 60: 45:October 30, 1915 44: 42: 30: 16: 755: 754: 750: 749: 748: 746: 745: 744: 700: 699: 698: 697: 687: 685: 677: 676: 672: 662: 660: 652: 651: 644: 634: 632: 623: 622: 618: 591:Print Quarterly 584: 583: 579: 572: 557: 556: 552: 542: 540: 534:"Art in Review" 531: 530: 526: 516: 514: 505: 504: 500: 490: 488: 479: 478: 474: 464: 462: 455: 451: 450: 446: 436: 434: 425: 424: 420: 413: 402: 395: 394: 390: 380: 378: 369: 368: 361: 351: 349: 340: 339: 335: 330: 314:Rose Art Museum 300:, in New York, 245:Jackson Pollock 179:Moore Institute 175: 131: 127: 86: 73:Moore Institute 65: 62: 58: 49: 46: 40: 38: 21: 12: 11: 5: 753: 751: 743: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 702: 701: 696: 695: 670: 642: 616: 597:(4): 379–403. 577: 570: 550: 524: 498: 472: 444: 418: 411: 388: 359: 332: 331: 329: 326: 237:Harry Gottlieb 233:silk screening 195:The New Masses 174: 171: 167:silk screening 159:social realist 119: 118: 113: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 89: 83: 82: 79: 78:Known for 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 63: 61:(aged 95) 57:March 24, 2011 55: 51: 50: 47: 36: 32: 31: 23: 22: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 752: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 707: 705: 684: 680: 679:"Sylvia Wald" 674: 671: 659: 655: 649: 647: 643: 630: 626: 620: 617: 612: 608: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 581: 578: 573: 571:9781135638894 567: 563: 562: 554: 551: 539: 535: 528: 525: 513: 509: 502: 499: 487: 483: 476: 473: 461: 454: 448: 445: 433: 429: 422: 419: 414: 412:9781452939247 408: 401: 400: 392: 389: 376: 372: 366: 364: 360: 347: 343: 337: 334: 327: 325: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 278: 276: 271: 269: 265: 261: 256: 254: 249: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 225: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 202: 200: 199:New York City 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 172: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 146: 125: 117: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 56: 52: 37: 33: 29: 24: 17: 686:. 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waldandkimgallery.org
/wɔːld/
Philadelphia
Moore Institute of Art
social realist
Abstract Expressionism
silk screening
Moore Institute
Works Project Administration
proletariat
Marxist
The New Masses
New York City
MoMA
art prints
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
National Serigraph Society
Abstract Expressionism
silk screening
Harry Gottlieb
Louisville, Kentucky
Jackson Pollock
sculpture
wire
bamboo
plaster
Po Kim
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art

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