Artist Keywords

Mary Beth Edelson

Mary Beth Edelson (1933 - 2021) was active/lived in New York, Indiana.  Mary Edelson is known for Feminist themed painting, collage, photomontage and performance art.

"Mary Beth Edelson, Feminist Art Pioneer, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary, The New York Times, by Jillian Steinhauer; May 26, 2021

Her revision of The Last Supper was a defining image for the movement in the ’70s, and her ritualistic performances would be an influence for decades.

Mary Beth Edelson, a pivotal artist and organizer in the feminist art movement of the 1970s who was known as much for her participation in public protests as for her ritualistic performances, died on April 20 in Ocean Grove, N.J. She was 88.

The cause was end-stage Alzheimer’s disease, said her son, Nicholas Edelson.

What may be Ms. Edelson’s most famous work is also one of the defining images of the feminist art movement. She made it early in her career, when she was trying to move away from painting and into alternative forms of art. Taking a more conceptual approach, she asked 22 colleagues to suggest ideas of pieces she might create. The artist Ed McGowin suggest   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 13589 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 16 auction lots for Mary Beth Edelson (of which 12 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 1 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Mary Beth Edelson as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Mary Beth Edelson in 0 of its research Essays. Mary Beth Edelson has 4 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 2 similar (related) artists for Mary Beth Edelson available:    Doris Vlasek-Hails,  Finn Wennerwald