Mavis Pusey
1928–2019

Introduction

Mavis Iona Pusey (September 17, 1928 – April 20, 2019) was a Jamaican-born American abstract artist. She was a printmaker and painter who was well known for her hard-edge, nonrepresentational images. Pusey drew inspirations from urban construction. She was a leading abstractionist and made works inspired by the constantly changing landscape.

Wikidata identifier

Q55219662

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Introduction

Painter of geometric abstraction inspired by Manhattan architecture and its endless cycle of assembly and destruction. She moved from Kingston, Jamaica to New York City in the 1940s to study at the Art Students League. She lived and worked in Virginia from the late 1980s. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Studio Museum in Harlem; and the Birmingham Museum of Art.

Country of birth

Jamaica

Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500464806

Names

Mavis Pusey

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Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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