Description: Isabel Bishop specialized in depictions of independent and self-sufficient young female figures in urban, working class settings. While her subject matter and incorporation of broken graphic lines was thoroughly modern, her style of painting incorporated layers of transparent glazes to create figures of monumental presence was a reflection of the techniques of old master painters. In 1937 she was appointed as the first full-time female faculty member of the Art Students League, an important art school in New York City.

Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son

Medium: Black and white photographic print

Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in

Culture: American

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Archivos de arte estadounidense
	Nombre local	Archives of American Art
	Institución matriz	Instituto Smithsoniano
	Ubicación	Washington D. C.
	Coordenadas	38° 53′ 52,44″ N, 77° 01′ 21,72″ O
	Fundación	1954
	Sitio web	www.aaa.si.edu
	Control de autoridades	: Q2860568 VIAF: 151134814 ISNI: 0000000458972996 LCCN: n79065944 GND: 1023549-8 BNF: 12372625w WorldCat

Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection - The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists.