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Joan Semmel

born 1932

Secret Spaces 1976
Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York; © 2018 Joan Semmel / Artists’ Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Biography

Joan Semmel (born October 19, 1932) is an American feminist painter and professor emeritus in painting. She is best known for her large-scale naturalistic nude self portraits as seen from her perspective looking down.

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  • Secret Spaces

    Joan Semmel
    1976

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