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Ida Applebroog
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| Born | November 11, 1929 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
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| Died | October 22, 2023 (aged 93) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
Ida Applebroog (born November 11, 1929 – died October 22, 2023) was an American artist. She was famous for her paintings and sculptures. She also worked with many other types of art.
Ida received many important awards for her work. These included the "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation. She also got a special award for her lifetime of art from the College Art Association. Ida Applebroog lived and worked in New York City.
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Life and Work of Ida Applebroog
Ida Applebroog was born Ida Appelbaum on November 11, 1929. Her family lived in the Bronx, New York. They were a very religious Jewish family.
From 1948 to 1950, Ida studied at the NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. She learned graphic design there, not fine art. While studying, she started working at an advertising agency. She was the only woman working there.
After leaving the agency, Ida became a freelance illustrator. She drew pictures for children's books and greeting cards. In 1950, she married Gideon Horowitz, her high school boyfriend. She also worked in the art section of the New York Public Library. At the same time, she took night classes at City College of New York.
By 1960, Ida had four children. Her husband needed to finish his doctorate degree. So, Ida and her family moved to Chicago. In Chicago, Ida took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also made jewelry in her basement. Her husband and children would sell the jewelry at art fairs.
In 1968, Ida and her family moved again. They went to Southern California. Her husband got a job there. Ida started making sculptures of "biomorphic forms." These were shapes that looked like living things, made from fabric. She made many other types of art too.
When she was 44, she had one of her first art shows. It was called Invisible/Visible in 1972. The show was at the Long Beach Museum of Art.
The next year, Ida went to a conference for feminist artists. It was at the California Institute of the Arts. She talked with many women artists there. She was very inspired by their ideas. They believed art could help change society.
Ida moved back to New York City in 1974. There, she changed her name to "Ida Applebroog." This name came from her maiden name, Applebaum. She then started to create her own unique art style. She made cartoon-like figures. These figures mixed the style of comic strips with advertising storyboards. Storyboards are like a series of pictures that tell a story.
Starting in 1977, she sent out her own self-published books by mail. She also joined a group called Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art and Politics. This group included other feminist artists and curators.
In 1981, she had her first big show called Applebroog: Silent Stagings. It was at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York City. She continued to show her art there for over 20 years. Ida Applebroog said her art was about "how power works." She explored how power works between men and women, parents and children, or governments and people.
In 2005, a PBS documentary featured her. It was called Art 21: Art in the Twenty-first Century. In 2010, her drawings and sketches were shown. This solo show was called Ida Applebroog: Monalisa. It was at Hauser & Wirth in New York City. The show also traveled to London in 2011. In 2016, her daughter, Beth B, directed a documentary about her. It was called Call Her Applebroog.
In 2020, Ida Applebroog's art was part of a big group show. It was at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida. The show was called My Body, My Rules. It looked at the art of 23 female artists from the 21st century.
Ida Applebroog passed away on October 22, 2023. She was 93 years old.
Selected Works
Books by Ida Applebroog
- Galileo Works, 1977, Self Published
- Dyspepsia Works, 1979, Self Published
- Blue Books, 1981, Self Published
Select Public Collections
You can find Ida Applebroog's art in many famous museums. Some of these include:
- The Corcoran Museum of Art
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- Guggenheim Museum
- Whitney Museum of Art
Awards and Grants
Ida Applebroog received many awards and grants for her art, including:
- Artist's Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 1980
- Creative Artists in Public Service Program, New York State Council on the Arts, 1983
- Artist's Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 1985
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1990
- Milton Avery Distinguished Chair, Bard College, 1991–92
- Lifetime Achievement Award, College Art Association, 1995
- Honorary Doctorate, New School University/Parsons School of Design, 1997
- MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, 1998
- Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008
- Anonymous Was A Woman Award, 2009
See also
In Spanish: Ida Applebroog para niños
