Audrey Flack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Audrey Flack

American artist

Date of Birth: 30-May-1931

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Audrey L.
Flack (born May 30, 1931) is an American artist.
Her work pioneered the art genre of photorealism; her work encompasses painting, sculpture, and photography. Flack has numerous academic degrees, including both a graduate and an honorary doctorate degree from Cooper Union in New York City.
Additionally she has a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Yale University and attended New York University Institute of Fine Arts where she studied art history.
In May 2015, Flack received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Clark University, where she also gave a commencement address. Flack's work is displayed in several major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum.
Flack's photorealistic paintings were the first such paintings to be purchased for the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection, and her legacy as a photorealist lives on to influence many American and International artists today.
J.
B.
Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, organized a retrospective of her work, and Flack’s pioneering efforts into the world of photorealism popularized the genre to the extent that it remains today.