I. Rice Pereira

1902–1971

Introduction

Irene Rice Pereira (née Rice; August 5, 1902 – January 11, 1971), known professionally as I. Rice Pereira, was an American abstract artist, poet and philosopher who played a major role in the development of modernism in the United States. Pereira is known for her work in the genres of geometric abstraction, abstract expressionism and lyrical abstraction, as well as her use of the principles of the Bauhaus school. Her paintings and writings were significantly influenced by the complex intellectual currents of the 20th century.

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First acquired
1948

Date of birth
August 5, 1902

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