Painter Esphyr Slobodkina creates compositions of precise, hard-edged forms and colors; structures that express a universal visual vocabulary not found in nature. In the episode, I made a comparison between Esphyr Slobodkina’s abstraction and the Social Regionalist, Reginald Marsh and his paintings of the American scene.
Links to learn more about Slobodkina include her foundation at https://www.slobodkinafoundation.org/ and at https://www.nbmaa.org/. She also authored and illustrated children’s books including “Caps for Sale.”
Image Credit: NBMAA
Image Credit: Syracuse University Art Collection