About Mae Alice Engron
Lived 1933 – 2007 (aged 73–74). Mae Alice Engron was an artist.
Mae Alice Engron (January 29, 1933 – May 4, 2007) was an American artist known for her oil paintings and one of few Black abstract artists in the 20th century.
Personal life Alice Engron was born to Reuben and Hattie Starks in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 29, 1933. After attending Indianapolis Public Schools, she went on to work for the U.S. Postal Service where she was injured. This caused her to attend Herron School of Art, where she graduated in 1984. Alice Engron was both an abstract artist and a neo-Expressionist. Through her oil paintings, she focused on incorporating brushstroke texture, unique colors, and organic forms found in nature.
Work
Mystic Bird (1988), Smithsonian American Art Museum Untitled, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
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American artist (1933–2007)
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Mae Alice Engron was born in 1933.
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Mae Alice Engron died on 4 May 2007.
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