Judith Shea on Elizabeth Catlett
National Academy of Design
03:22
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Fine Arts
Shea discusses her sculpture tribute to artist Elizabeth Catlett, a Black artist and sculptor of the Harlem Renaissance, who was influenced by Diego Rivera and her time in Mexico.
National Academy of Design
04:38
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Fine Arts
A Native American artist talks using rawhide as a canvas, laments the idea of "primitive" art as regressive, and wanting indigenous artistic idols to look up to.
National Academy of Design
06:46
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Fine Arts
A profile of the Academy's permanent collection dating from 1820s to the 1970s that details the artistic, natural, political and cultural history of America.
Dawoud Bey, National Academician
National Academy of Design
04:19
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Fine Arts
A Chicago-based photographer talks about his connection to Harlem, its cultural Renaissance, and how its essence is endangered because of gentrification.
Judith Shea: Still Standing
National Academy of Design
02:13
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Fine Arts
The New York artist talks about her human sculpture series influenced by the events of September 11, 2001, and being a woman in art.
Judith Shea's Louise Bourgeois Sculpture
National Academy of Design
01:54
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Fine Arts
Shea talks about her series of dressed human form sculptures of other artists, including Bourgeois, a French-American painter, printmaker, sculptor and instillation artist.
Judith Shea, National Academician
National Academy of Design
01:50
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Fine Arts
A sculptor of human forms talks transitioning from fashion design and integrating various artistic techniques into her current works.
Wolf Kahn, National Academician
National Academy of Design
01:39
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Fine Arts
A landscape painter talks about drawing influence from nature, and the influence of American culture as a refugee.
William Pedersen, National Academician
National Academy of Design
02:01
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Fine Arts
An architect talks designing Hudson Yards and commercial high rise buildings, and the ability for artists to connect things to each other.
Bruce Fowle, National Academician
National Academy of Design
01:27
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Fine Arts
The President of the National Academy talks architecture and designing high rise buildings.
Shahzia Sikander, National Academician
National Academy of Design
01:47
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Fine Arts
A Pakistani-American multimedia artist talks about being an immigrant and bringing diversity to the elite art world.
Richard Tuttle, National Academician
National Academy of Design
01:44
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Fine Arts
The artist talks about mixing practicality with spirituality and drawing upon ambiguity to influence his sculptures.
Dotty Attie, National Academician
National Academy of Design
02:02
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Fine Arts
The artist talks about recreating photographs into drawings and miniature portraits and the need for a creative community.
Dorothea Rockburne, National Academician
National Academy of Design
01:36
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Fine Arts
A profile of the painter's "Drawing Which Makes Itself" exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art that was influenced by math and topological maps.
David Driskell, National Academician
National Academy of Design
01:59
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Fine Arts
The painter, printmaker, and African-American history scholar talks about drawing inspiration from the nature surrounding his studio in Maine and herbalism.