Artist
Nancy Spero
1926–2009 · American
Nancy Spero developed a fiercely political practice using hand-printing, collage and repeated female figures to address war, violence, mythology and feminist history. She rejected large heroic painting in favor of long paper scrolls and wall installations.
Painting; print; installation
Major Works
- 1966–70The War Series →
- 1976Torture of Women →
- 1979Notes in Time on Women →
- 1981The First Language →
- 1971–72Codex Artaud →
- 2007Maypole: Take No Prisoners →
- 2002Azur →
- 2005Cri du Coeur →
- 1994Black and the Red III →
- 1990sWoman as Protagonist →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
