Elizabeth’s work is defined by its arts and crafts movement sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Covered Box
Elizabeth E. Copeland (American, 1866–1957) Boston
Inkstand
Untitled
Kiki Smith American, born Germany, 1954
The Elliott Room (Charter Series)
Robert Ryman American, 1930-2019
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett American, active in Mexico, 1915-2012
Samovar
Designed by Henry van de Velde Belgian, 1863-1957 Made by the Workshop of Theodor Müller Weimar, Germany, founded late 19th century
Fragments (Border)
Nasca Coyunga, Nazca Valley, South coast, Peru
Altar Set
China
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374)
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)
And a Special Fear for My Loved Ones, from The Black Woman [formerly The Negro Woman] (published 1946-47)
Discontinuous Aggregates
Robert Smithson American, 1938–1973
Civil Rights Congress
The Shoe Shop
Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones (American, 1885–1968)
Back on Earth
Elizabeth Murray American, 1940–2007
Dining Table
Josef Albers American, born Germany, 1888-1976 Bauhaus Workshop Germany, 1919-1933
Midtown Manhattan
George Copeland Ault American, 1891–1948
La Presa
Five Panels of a Vajrasattva Crown with Transcendental Buddhas
Tibet
Special Houses, from The Black Woman (formerly The Negro Woman) (published 1946-47)
Gusanos (Worms)
Francisco Toledo Mexican, 1940-2019