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Painter and sculptor Audrey Flack, especially recognized for the feminine content in her art, trained at Yale....
Audrey Flack
American artist (1931–2024)
Audrey Lenora Flack (May 30, 1931 – June 28, 2024) was an American visual artist.
Audrey Flack is an American artist who contributed to pioneering the photorealistic genre of art, focusing on women, everyday objects and situations.
Her work pioneered the art genre of photorealism and encompasses painting, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.
Flack had numerous academic degrees, including both a graduate and an honorary doctoral degree from Cooper Union in New York City.
Additionally she had a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Yale University and attended New York University Institute of Fine Arts where she studied art history. In May 2015, Flack received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Clark University, where she gave a commencement address.
Flack's work is displayed in several major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Flack's photorealistic paintings were the first such paintings to be purchased for the Museum of Mo