The
Artists
Janet Fish
(1938 - )
Additional Links:
 Lyme
Academy of the Arts
Lesson Plans:
Janet
Fish and Her Stunning Still Lifes
Works Online:
Cherries
in Brandy, 1973
Red
Vase and Yellow Tulips, 1980
Scat,
1986
Butterfly
Wings, 1991
Autumn
Still Life, 1992
Dog
Days, 1993
February,
1996
Geese
in Flight, 1997
Green
Tea Cup, 1999
Brown
Jug , 1999
Ingrid's
Clementine with Tulips, 1999
Fish
Vase
Scaffolding
Raspberries,
Nasturiums and Goldfish
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Contemporary realist Janet Fish was born in Boston,
Massachusetts in 1938 and was raised in Bermuda. Art ran in her family.
Her grandfather was American Impressionist Clark Voorhees, her father was
an art history teacher and her mother was a sculptor and potter. She received
her B.A. form Smith College in 1960 and her M.F.A. from the Yale University
School of Art and Architecture in 1963. Well known for her brightly colored
still lifes and her skill with capturing light, fruit, flowers and glass,
her works are part of the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Cleveland
Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Dallas Museum of Art,
Texas; and The Art Institute of Chicago. |
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