Lee Krasner

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Lee Krasner:

Born in Brooklyn, New York into an orthodox Jewish family. She joined the American abstract artists group in 1939. After studying art in various New York schools. She worked with the Jackson Pollock in 1941 whom she married in the following year of 1945. Often influencing each other’s art, her style was often known for giving visual expression to the physical energy of painting.

Jacob Lawrence:

An African American artist, who was supported by the wpa, that often captured the migration of African-Americans from the south to the north seeking employment in expanding industries in his tempera style paintings.

CUBISM:

An early twentieth-century painting and sculpture style characterized by geometric depictions of objects, …show more content…

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