ARTIST

Isabel Bishop

Isabel Bishop captured the everyday hustle and quiet moments of women in New York's Union Square, transforming ordinary scenes into art.

ABOUT

Born in Ohio in 1902, Isabel Bishop's early life was marked by frequent moves and a highly educated family, including a suffragist mother who encouraged independence. Bishop began her art education at age 12 in Detroit and later moved to New York City, where she studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Women before shifting to painting at the Art Students League. There, she honed her skills under Kenneth Hayes Miller, adopting techniques inspired by Baroque Flemi…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Self-Portrait 1924 · Q2148186 Self-Portrait, Number 1 1927 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cornelius Amory Pugsley (1850-1936) 1928 · New York Historical Chester DeWitt Pugsley (1887-1973) 1929 · New York Historical Man Standing 1929 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Waiting 1930 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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