Stevens, May (1924–)

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Stevens, May (1924–)

American painter and feminist. Born 1924 in Boston, MA; studied at Massachusetts College of Art, Art Students League, New York, and Académie Julien, Paris; m. Rudolf Baranik (artist); children: 1 son (committed suicide).

Pop-style painter, had 1st individual exhibition in Paris (1951); taught at New York High School of Music and Art (1953–57), then at Parson's School of Design; became involved in feminist movement; worked on her "Big Daddy" paintings (1967–76), about sexism, racism and militarism, and her "Sea of Words" series (1990–91), among others; works held in the Whitney and Brooklyn Museum of Art.

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