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Born 1952 Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Known for: Mod figure, animal, illustration.
Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, Sue Coe, who had studied at the Royal College of Art in London, emigrated to the United States in 1972. She settled in New York City from where she has... Read full biography
Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, Sue Coe, who had studied at the Royal College of Art in London, emigrated to the United States in 1972. She settled in New York City from where she has established a reputation as a sociopolitical artist, mostly doing charcoal drawings. Her work references... Read full biography
Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, Sue Coe, who had studied at the Royal College of Art in London, emigrated to the United States in 1972. She settled in New York City from where she has established a reputation as a sociopolitical artist, mostly doing charcoal drawings. Her work references a wide range of 'not-easy-on-the-eyes' issues including the Ku Klux Klan, sweatshop conditions, animal rights, petroleum industry violations, apartheid, women's rights and AIDS. Her goal is to educate... Read full biography
Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, Sue Coe, who had studied at the Royal College of Art in London, emigrated to the United States in 1972. She settled in New York City from where she has established a reputation as a sociopolitical artist, mostly doing charcoal drawings. Her work references a wide range of 'not-easy-on-the-eyes' issues including the Ku Klux Klan, sweatshop conditions, animal rights, petroleum industry violations, apartheid, women's rights and AIDS. Her goal is to educate her viewers and not to please them aesthetically. In 1983, her book, How to Commit Suicide in South Africa, was published and became a tool for dissuading people from investing in companies with stock in South Africa. A second book, (1986) The Life... Read full biography
Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, Sue Coe, who had studied at the Royal College of Art in London, emigrated to the United States in 1972. She settled in New York City from where she has established a reputation as a sociopolitical artist, mostly doing charcoal drawings. Her work references a wide range of 'not-easy-on-the-eyes' issues including the Ku Klux Klan, sweatshop conditions, animal rights, petroleum industry violations, apartheid, women's rights and AIDS. Her goal is to educate her viewers and not to please them aesthetically. In 1983, her book, How to Commit Suicide in South Africa, was published and became a tool for dissuading people from investing in companies with stock in South Africa. A second book, (1986) The Life and Times of Malcolm X, contributed to the resurging popularity of that Black-Americ... Read full biography
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Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art School
- •South Kensington Art School, Royal College of Art, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York