Ida Applebroog
| Ida Applebroog | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ida Applebroog November 11, 1929 Bronx, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Painter, artist |
Ida Applebroog (born November 11, 1929) is an American painter currently living and working in New York. Since the 1970s Applebroog has been known for creating paintings, sculptures, artists' books and several films that often explore the themes of gender, sexual identity, violence and politics. Her works can be found in numerous public collections in the United States including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Applebroog has been the recipient of multiple honors including the MacArthur Fellowship "Genius Grant", the College Art Association Distinguished Art Award for Lifetime Achievement, an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, New School for Social Research/Parsons School of Design.
Ida Applebroog was born in the Bronx, New York on November 11, 1929 into an ultra-Orthodox Jewish Family. She attended NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1948 to 1950. At the Institute, she studied graphic design instead of fine art. Applebroog stated that she, “couldn’t make art without also making money.” While studying at NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, she began to work at an advertising agency where she was the only woman. Applebroog later recounted, “In those days sexual harassment was a day-to-day event. I held out in the ad agency for six months, then resigned.”
After resigning from the advertising agency, she went on to work as a freelance illustrator for children’s books and greeting cards. In 1950, she married Gideon Horowitz, her high school sweetheart. She took a job in the art division of the New York Public Library. She also began to take night classes at City College of New York during this time. By 1960, Applebroog had four children and in order for her husband to complete his doctorate, Applebroog and her family had to move to Chicago. After moving to Chicago Applebroog took courses at the School of the Art Institute and made jewelry in her family's basement that her husband and children would sell at art fairs.
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