Martha Diamond
Martha Diamond (born 1944) is an American artist. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Australia, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Early life and education[]
Diamond was born and raised in Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village, New York. Her father, a doctor, inspired her interest in abstract art while taking her on drives to see his patients. This would later inspire her exhibition "Cityscapes."[1] She lived across the road from fellow artist Donna Dennis.[2]
Collections and exhibitions[]
In 1988, her Abstract Expressionism exhibition was displayed at the . Her work was described as "deceptively simple, full of hidden skills and decisions that only gradually reveal themselves."[3]
Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art,[4] the National Gallery of Australia[5] the Brooklyn Museum,[6] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Martha Diamond "Cityscapes" at Galerie Eva Presenhuber, New York". moussemagazine.it. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Calhoun, Ada (November 2, 2015). St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393249798.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (March 18, 1988). "Review/Art; Action in New Paintings By Martha Diamond". New York Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Martha Diamond". www.whitney.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "National Gallery - Search the Collection".
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Martha Diamond - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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