{"id":2100,"date":"2013-01-28T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2013\/01\/28\/celebrating-painter-alice-neel-who-was-born-on\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:54:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:54:27","slug":"celebrating-painter-alice-neel-who-was-born-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/celebrating-painter-alice-neel-who-was-born-on","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating painter Alice Neel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2ea7e474cd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2ea7e474cd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"2101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tumblr_mhctvnykv71r7s5hko1_1280-810x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tumblr_mhctvnykv71r7s5hko1_1280-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tumblr_mhctvnykv71r7s5hko1_1280-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tumblr_mhctvnykv71r7s5hko1_1280-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tumblr_mhctvnykv71r7s5hko1_1280.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrating painter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/alice_neel_bio.html\">Alice Neel<\/a>, who was born on this day in 1900. This 1968 portrait of Richard Gibbs is a favorite of ours, so much so it graced the cover of the<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.lalouver.com\/collections\/publications\/products\/alice-neel\"> booklet we produced for her 2010 solo exhibition<\/a> here at L.A. Louver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her portraits, Neel strived to portray more than her subject\u2019s mere physicality, but their inner life as well. In her words: \u201cI become the person for a couple of hours, so when they leave and I am finished\u2026 I have no self.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Alice Neel and her works, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/alice_neel_bio.html\">please visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IMAGE: Alice Neel, <em>Richard Gibbs<\/em>, 1969, oil on canvas, 64 x 50 in. (162.5 x 127 cm), \u00a9 The Estate of Alice Neel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating painter Alice Neel, who was born on this day in 1900. 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