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Alice Neel BIOGRAPHY
1900 Merion, Pennsylvania - 1984 New York City. Known for: Modernist portrait and still life painting, sculpture.
Alice Neel was born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, Pennsylvania and grew up in Colwyn, Pennsylvania before attending the Philadelphia College of Art and Design (now Moore College of Art) from... Read full biography
Alice Neel was born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, Pennsylvania and grew up in Colwyn, Pennsylvania before attending the Philadelphia College of Art and Design (now Moore College of Art) from 1921 until 1925. Her father was a clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad; her mother could trace her... Read full biography
Alice Neel was born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, Pennsylvania and grew up in Colwyn, Pennsylvania before attending the Philadelphia College of Art and Design (now Moore College of Art) from 1921 until 1925. Her father was a clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad; her mother could trace her lineage back to a signer of the Declaration of Independence. She always wanted to be an artist. She is primarily known for the expressive portraits she began to paint shortly after moving to New York... Read full biography
Alice Neel was born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, Pennsylvania and grew up in Colwyn, Pennsylvania before attending the Philadelphia College of Art and Design (now Moore College of Art) from 1921 until 1925. Her father was a clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad; her mother could trace her lineage back to a signer of the Declaration of Independence. She always wanted to be an artist. She is primarily known for the expressive portraits she began to paint shortly after moving to New York City in 1927. She prefered the term "figure painting" to "portrait" with its connotation of hackwork and flattery. In 1925 Neel married Carlos Enriquez, a fellow artist who took her to Cuba to live with his wealthy family. It was Neel's leap from... Read full biography
Alice Neel was born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, Pennsylvania and grew up in Colwyn, Pennsylvania before attending the Philadelphia College of Art and Design (now Moore College of Art) from 1921 until 1925. Her father was a clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad; her mother could trace her lineage back to a signer of the Declaration of Independence. She always wanted to be an artist. She is primarily known for the expressive portraits she began to paint shortly after moving to New York City in 1927. She prefered the term "figure painting" to "portrait" with its connotation of hackwork and flattery. In 1925 Neel married Carlos Enriquez, a fellow artist who took her to Cuba to live with his wealthy family. It was Neel's leap from Colwyn into another class and culture, a bohemian life. In 1927 they moved to New York City with their baby dau... Read full biography
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Alice Neel was born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, Pennsylvania and grew up in Colwyn, Pennsylvania before attending the Philadelphia College of Art and Design (now Moore College of Art) from 1921 until 1925. Her father was a clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad; her mother could trace her lineage back to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
She always wanted to be an artist. She is primarily known for the expressive portraits she began to paint shortly after moving to New York City in 1927. She prefered the term "figure painting" to "portrait" with its connotation of hackwork and flattery.
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