Mary Frank
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Working in a variety of materials and media, the London-born, New York-based artist Mary Frank's figurative sculptures, paintings, and works on paper explore mythological and archetypal themes. Initially trained as a dancer—she studied with Martha Graham from 1945 to 1950—Frank often emphasizes movement in her work, reflecting a keen awareness of the body's relationship to the surrounding world.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the artist's work primarily took the form of wooden sculptures influenced by tribal art. More recently, she has worked in painting, printmaking, and drawing, creating portraits, landscapes, and narrative scenes that often merge myth with personal memory. As the art historian Linda Nochlin has written, "Mary Frank reveals herself… to be the visual poet of inner life, evoking the pain and the mystery of our human embeddedness in the natural world."
Frank's work has been exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Brooklyn Museum, the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, as well as in group shows at the National Academy Museum, the Painting Center in New York, the New-York Historical Society, the Katonah Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the MFA Boston, the National Gallery …
In the 1950s and 1960s, the artist's work primarily took the form of wooden sculptures influenced by tribal art. More recently, she has worked in painting, printmaking, and drawing, creating portraits, landscapes, and narrative scenes that often merge myth with personal memory. As the art historian Linda Nochlin has written, "Mary Frank reveals herself… to be the visual poet of inner life, evoking the pain and the mystery of our human embeddedness in the natural world."
Frank's work has been exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Brooklyn Museum, the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, as well as in group shows at the National Academy Museum, the Painting Center in New York, the New-York Historical Society, the Katonah Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the MFA Boston, the National Gallery …
Working in a variety of materials and media, the London-born, New York-based artist Mary Frank's figurative sculptures, paintings, and works on paper explore mythological and archetypal themes. Initially trained as a dancer—she studied with Martha Graham from 1945 to 1950—Frank often emphasizes movement in her work, reflecting a keen awareness of the body's relationship to the surrounding world.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the artist's work primarily took the form of wooden sculptures influenced by tribal art. More recently, she has worked in painting, printmaking, and drawing, creating portraits, landscapes, and narrative scenes that often merge myth with personal memory. As the art historian Linda Nochlin has written, "Mary Frank reveals herself… to be the visual poet of inner life, evoking the pain and the mystery of our human embeddedness in the natural world."
Frank's work has been exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Brooklyn Museum, the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, as well as in group shows at the National Academy Museum, the Painting Center in New York, the New-York Historical Society, the Katonah Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the MFA Boston, the National Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum.
show more descriptionshow less descriptionIn the 1950s and 1960s, the artist's work primarily took the form of wooden sculptures influenced by tribal art. More recently, she has worked in painting, printmaking, and drawing, creating portraits, landscapes, and narrative scenes that often merge myth with personal memory. As the art historian Linda Nochlin has written, "Mary Frank reveals herself… to be the visual poet of inner life, evoking the pain and the mystery of our human embeddedness in the natural world."
Frank's work has been exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Brooklyn Museum, the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, as well as in group shows at the National Academy Museum, the Painting Center in New York, the New-York Historical Society, the Katonah Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the MFA Boston, the National Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum.
Born 1933
Hometown London, England
Lives and Works New York, NY
Permanent Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Whitney Museum, New York, NY
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
The National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
Representing Galleries
D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, NY
Works Available for Purchase
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