Sylvia Sleigh | |
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 Self-Portrait at Belsize Square 1941 | |
| Born | 8 May 1916 |
| Died | 24 October 2010 (aged 94) New York City, NY |
| Nationality | Welsh-American |
| Education | Brighton School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
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| Website | sylviasleigh |
Sylvia Sleigh (8 May 1916 – 24 October 2010) was a Welsh-born naturalised American realist painter who lived and worked in New York City.[1] She is known for her role in the feminist art movement and especially for reversing traditional gender roles in her paintings of nude men, often using conventional female poses from historical paintings by male artists like Diego Vélazquez, Titian, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Her most well-known subjects were art critics, feminist artists, and her husband, Lawrence Alloway.[1]
- ^ a b Grimes, William (25 October 2010). "Sylvia Sleigh, Provocative Portraitist and Feminist Artist, Dies at 94". New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2016.