Mavis Pusey

Mavis Pusey (1928–2019) was an American artist, painter and printmaker.

Also recorded as Mavis Iona Pusey.

Mavis Pusey in brief

Born
1928
Died
2019
Known for
artist, painter and printmaker
Place of birth
Saint Mary Parish
Contents

Overview

Recorded at birth as Mavis Iona Pusey.

Born at Saint Mary Parish in 1928, died at Falmouth in 2019.

In detail

Mavis Pusey studied at Art Students League of New York and Traphagen School of Fashion. training under Will Barnet and Harry Sternberg is recorded.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract art.

Employment is recorded with The New School, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Woodberry Forest School.

Work by Mavis Pusey is recorded in the collections of National Museum of African American History and Culture, Museum of Modern Art, Birmingham Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art and Detroit Institute of Arts.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Mavis Pusey”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q55219662: Mavis Pusey

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Elsewhere in Prints

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