Robert Colescott
American painter, 1925–2009
Colescott began working on appropriations of European and American masterpieces in the mid-1970s, questioning stereotypes and notions of beauty—the same time these racial and political identities were being explored throughout the United States. In 1980, the artist began a series of paintings based on traditional bather themes found throughout the history of Western art. Colescott taught at the University of Arizona from 1983 to 1995 and in 1997, represented the United States at the 47th Venice Biennale.
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American painter and printmaker, 1937–2005
American painter and illustrator, 1874–1961
American photographer and installation artist, born 1960
English painter and printmaker, 1799–1883
