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Isabel Bishop

Isabel Bishop
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Artist
Isabella Howland, 1895 - 1974
Sitter
Isabel Bishop, 3 Mar 1902 - 19 Feb 1988
Date
c. 1945-50
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 48 × 31.5 cm (18 7/8 × 12 3/8")
Topic
Art implements\Palette
Art implements\Paintbrush
Art implements\Canvas
Isabel Bishop: Female
Isabel Bishop: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Isabel Bishop: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver
Isabel Bishop: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator
Isabel Bishop: Visual Arts\Art instructor
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.88.42
Exhibition Label
Born Cincinnati, Ohio
Isabel Bishop moved to New York City in 1918 to work as an illustrator and was immediately captivated by the population’s energy. From her studio in Union Square, she observed the everyday comings and goings of shop girls and laborers on Fourteenth Street and recorded her subjects in a style that is at once starkly realistic and sympathetic. Her career spanned several decades, and her paintings cover such historic events as the Great Depression and the student war protests. Bishop was the first woman to hold a full-time teaching position at the Art Students League (1936– 1937) and the first to be appointed to an executive position at the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1946). This portrait is one of several caricatures of artists by Isabella Howland, who often crossed paths with Bishop. Both studied at the Art Students League, and both exhibited at some of the same places, such as the Whitney Studio Club.
Nacida en Cincinnati, Ohio
Isabel Bishop se mudó a la Ciudad de Nueva York en 1918 para trabajar como ilustradora y quedó fascinada de inmediato por la energía de sus habitantes. Desde su estudio en Union Square, observaba las idas y venidas cotidianas de las vendedoras y trabajadoras de Fourteenth Street y plasmaba a sus sujetos con un estilo que es rigurosamente realista a la vez que empático. Su carrera se extendió varias décadas y sus pinturas tartan sucesos históricos tales como la Gran Depresión y las protestas de estudiantes contra la guerra. Bishop fue la primera mujer en obtener un puesto de profesora a tiempo completo en la Liga de Estudiantes de Arte (1936–1937) y la primera en ser nombrada para un puesto ejecutivo en el Instituto Nacional de las Artes y las Letras (1946). Este retrato es una de las tantas caricaturas artísticas de Isabella Howland, que se cruzaba a menudo con Bishop. Ambas estudiaron en la Liga de Estudiantes de Arte y expusieron en algunos de los mismos espacios, como el Whitney Studio Club.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view