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

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

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

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

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

Jewelry
Ida Ou Nadif Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco Northern Africa and the Sahel

Treasure Necklace (Tifilit)
Amazigh Anti-Atlas, Draa Valley, Morocco Northern Africa and the Sahel

Treasure Necklace
Amazigh Anti-Atlas, Draa Valley, Morocco Northern Africa and the Sahel

Tajira shawl
Amazigh Gabès region, Tunisia

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

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

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

Mais où sont-ils
Pierre Alechinsky Belgian, born 1927

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

Ida Panicelli
Max Kozloff American, 1933-2025

Adolphe ou Le Jeune Homme Triste
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901

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