Angela Jansen Explained

Angela Jansen (born 1929), also known as Angela Bing Jansen, is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker and photographer. Jansen is known primarily for her printmaking.^[1]

Jansen studied at Brooklyn College, receiving a degree in art and design in the 1950s.^{[2] [1]} Around the same time, she took art classes at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.^[1] In the early 1950s Jansen was invited to work at Atelier 17, a printmaking studio in New York City, by Stanley Hayter.^[1]

Her work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,^[3] the Tate Gallery, London,^[4] the National Gallery of Art, Washington,^[5] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Angela Jansen, Printmaker . Artforum. 1979 . 17 . 10 . Tyler . Francine .
2. Book: Who's Who in American Art 1993-94 . 1993 . Bowker . 978-0-8352-3274-6 . en.
3. Web site: Jansen . Angela Bing . Birdcage, from The Academy . The Art Institute of Chicago . 1973 . en.
4. Web site: 'Lost', Angela Jansen, 1975 . Tate.
5. Web site: Artist Info . www.nga.gov.
6. Web site: Angela Jansen MoMA . The Museum of Modern Art . en.