Betty’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.

Crazy Circulation
Betty Boulez-Cuykx (Belgian, born 1936) Belgium

The Ming Sisters
Betty Woodman American, born 1930

Untitled
Betty Hahn American, born 1940

Untitled
Betty Hahn American, born 1940

Betty Parsons
Richard Pousette-Dart American, 1916–1992

Betty Nansen
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Betty Nansen
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Washington Square South
Betty Waldo Parish American, 1910-1986

Betty Nansen
Anders Zorn Swedish, 1860-1920

Valerie Bettis-Desperate Heart
Barbara Morgan American, 1900-1992

Fragment of a Drum Chamber
Ceramist unknown (Nazca) South coast, Peru

Untitled (Large Owl)
Joseph Cornell American, 1903–1972

Bowl Depicting a Bird with Outstretched Wings
Four Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware Cibola region, east-central Arizona, United States

Bowl Depicting a Mask atop a Bighorn-Sheep Head
Four Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Redware Cibola region, east-central Arizona, United States

Bowl with a Figure Holding a Macaw
Hopi, Sikyatki Polychrome Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona, United States

Jar with Two Plumed or Horned Serpents with Birds and P-shaped Motifs
Casas Grandes, Ramos Polychrome New Mexico, United States, or Chihuahua, Mexico

Jar with Horned Serpents and Interlocking, Hatched-and-Black Stepped Designs
Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Socorro Black-on-white West-central New Mexico, United States

Fragment from a Royal Overskirt (ncaka kot)
Kuba Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo