Art

An Indigenous Modernist Artist Finally Gets Her Due

An exhibition at The Met celebrates the work of self-taught artist Mary Sully, who neither exhibited nor profited from her work during her lifetime.

Julie Schneider

November 18, 2024 — 5 min read

Detail of Mary Sully, “Fred Astaire (1899–1987)” (c. 1920s–40s), colored pencil, pastel crayon, ink, and graphite on paper, 34 3/8 x 19 inches (~87.3 x 48.3 cm) (all photos Julie Smith Schneider/Hyperallergic)

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