Ida’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Father and Children
Ida Abelman (American, 1910-2002) published by the Works Progress Administration

Small Family
Ida Abelman (American, 1910-2002) published by the Works Progress Administration

Machine and "El" Patterns
Ida Abelman (American, 1910-2002) published by the Works Progress Administration

Under the Bridge
Ida Abelman (American, 1910-2002) published by the Works Progress Administration

My Father's Remembrances
Ida Abelman (American, 1910-2002) published by the Works Progress Administration

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida
Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983)

Pair of Shoes
Ida ou Nadif Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco

Headscarf
Ida ou Nadif Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco

Headscarf
Ida ou Nadif or Chorfa people Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco

Woman's Wrapper
Ida ou Nadif Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida
Ivan Albright American, 1897-1983

Ida Panicelli
Max Kozloff American, 1933-2025

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida
Ivan Albright American, 1897-1983

Miss Ida Heath, English Dancer
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901

Akbazi (Shoulder Cloth)
Ida ou Nadif Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco

Headscarf
Ida ou Nadif or Ait Abdallah people Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco

Ida Heath at the Bar
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901

Headscarf or Veil
Ida ou Nadif Anti-Atlas Mountains region, Morocco

Mold (Muffa)
Alberto Burri Italian, 1915–1995

Pomona
After designs by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (English, 1833–1898) and John Henry Dearle (English, 1860–1932) Produced by Morris & Co., London (English, 1875-1940) Woven by Walter Taylor (English, 1875–1965) and John Keich (English, active 1890s–1910) Merton Abbey Tapestry Works, London (English, 1881–1940)