Esphyr Slobodkina

1908 — 2002

Russian American artist, children's illustrator and writer (1908-2002)

Esphyr Solomonovna Slobodkina was a Russian-born American artist, author, and illustrator, best known for her classic children's picture book Caps for Sale. Slobodkina was a celebrated avant garde artist and feminist in the middle part of the 20th century.

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Works

Hidden Red

Esphyr Slobodkina Toledo Museum of Art
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Tamara Abstraction

Esphyr Slobodkina Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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1930s

Pot Bellied Stove

Esphyr Slobodkina Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1938

Abstraction with Red Circle

Esphyr Slobodkina New Britain Museum of American Art
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1940

Composition

Esphyr Slobodkina
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1940s

Crossroad #2

Esphyr Slobodkina Smithsonian American Art Museum
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1944

Dohn Abstraction in Pink

Esphyr Slobodkina Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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1948

Spring #3

Esphyr Slobodkina Smithsonian American Art Museum
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1952

Composition with White Ovals

Esphyr Slobodkina Whitney Museum of American Art
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1964

Abstract Composition

Esphyr Slobodkina
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