1973 “Urban Mystique” Photo Etching Signed by Minna Citron

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Minna Citron (American, 1896-1991) - “Urban Mystique” Photo Etching (ca. 1973, Signed). Photo etching on heavy woven paper. Signed in … Read more Minna Citron (American, 1896-1991) - “Urban Mystique” Photo Etching (ca. 1973, Signed). Photo etching on heavy woven paper. Signed in the bottom right corner. Number #8 of an edition of 75. In very good condition. Must ship flat. Size: 28.75”W x 22”H

As a young mother she attended the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science, the New York School of Applied Design for Women and Art Students League of New York (1928–35), where she studied with John Sloan, Harry Sternberg, Kimon Nicolaïdes and Kenneth Hayes Miller. She had her first solo exhibit in 1930 at the New School for Social Research. In 1935, Citron had her first major critically acclaimed solo show titled "Feminanities," at the Midtown Gallery in New York City. In the late 1930s, Citron became involved with the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, working as a teacher from 1935 to 1937, and completing numerous government mural commissions between 1938 and 1942.

In the early 1940s, She joined Atelier 17, a renowned printmaking school and studio which had been relocated to New York due to World War II. There, she encountered numerous artists such as Marc Chagall, André Masson, and Jacques Lipchitz, and began experimenting with new styles and innovative techniques. During her time at Atelier 17, she pioneered new methods of three-dimensional printmaking and assemblage.

A 1960 solo exhibit in Zagreb was the first time an American artist had mounted such a show in Yugoslavia. In the 1970s (when she was in her seventies), she strongly identified with the women's movement and considered herself a feminist at heart, although she was never directly involved with organized feminist movements or protests.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Citron continued to produce prints, alternating between abstract and representational styles.

She continued to work well into her nineties. In 1985 she received the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award. See less