Thursday, November 17, 2022

Mimi Jacobs portraits

In the 1970s Mimi Jacobs made fabulous portraits of great American artists; here are some of my favourites. These are from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.


Richard Diebenkorn by Mimi Jacobs, 1977



Isamu Noguchi by Mimi Jacobs, 1973. Today we're celebrating Noguchi's birthday.



Jay DeFeo by Mimi Jacobs, 1976



Imogen Cunningham by Mimi Jacobs, c. 1972



Ansel Adams by Mimi Jacobs, 1974



Ruth Asawa by Mimi Jacobs, 1973



Raymond Saunders, 1981


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