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Norma Isaacs (1901-1998) NYC ARTIST Abstract Expressionist
Norma(Baum)Isaacs , Born in Washington D.C in 1901 , married Harry Isaacs in 1920? , moved to Kew Gardens, NY
Had three daughters June, Carole, and Bette (divorced 1955?) and then moved to New York City.
Norma began to paint late in life, at 48, after raising three daughters and getting a divorce, a friend invited her to a painting class in Queens,NY and she says "from the minute I picked up the paintbrush, I knew it was a moment I had waited for all my life”.
In the early 1950’s Norma began to spend her summers in Provincetown, where New York school of painters, such as Hans Hofmann were flourishing. There she met her teacher, “dogmatic, tyrannical, and rebellious”: Morris Davidson.
Davidson introduced Norma to the fundamentals of painting and the modern masters. To the shock of the students in the class, Davidson would often tell Norma to destroy a painting if she finished it too quickly. She obeyed his instructions without question, as she says "I followed everything he told me to do, because I knew I was there to learn”.
Using the tools given to her by Davidson, Norma gained the means to give expression to a more independent and free voice inside. Inspired by the “abstract forms found in nature, sensuous surfaces and textures, and the sheer joy of color”, Norma explored every possible idea on canvas and paper.
"I strive for unity and serenity through my work”, she says.
Selling her artwork was never a motivating factor.
In the 1960s ‘abstract expressionism’ was not "in vogue" and photo realism and pop art were what was selling.
Working at a job full-time during the day, Norma would use all her spare time to explore and express herself through the canvas. It was the process of self expression without the pressures of selling or paid commissions that gave Norma the freedom to explore.
Most of the 500+ works remains in the private collections of her immediate family; children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and intimate friends who showed an interest in love and appreciation for her artwork.