Alice Neel
Overview
Alice Neel was an American
artist known for her oil on canvas portraits of friends, family, lovers, poets, artists and strangers. Her paintings are notable for their expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity.
Alice Neel was born in Merion Square, Pennsylvania, and moved to the rural town of Colwyn, Pennsylvania
, when she was about three months old. She took the Civil Service
exam and got a high-paying clerical position after high school in order to help support her parents.
United States
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artist known for her oil on canvas portraits of friends, family, lovers, poets, artists and strangers. Her paintings are notable for their expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity.
Alice Neel was born in Merion Square, Pennsylvania, and moved to the rural town of Colwyn, Pennsylvania
Colwyn, Pennsylvania
Colwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,453 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Colwyn is located at , where Darby Creek and Cobb's Creek intersect....
, when she was about three months old. She took the Civil Service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
exam and got a high-paying clerical position after high school in order to help support her parents.
Quotations
I love to paint people torn by all the things they are torn by today in the rat race in New York.
