Alice Morgan Wright (1881-1975)
The Fist
Painted green plaster, 1921
AIHA Collection: Gift of Mrs. Clark Fleming

Alice Morgan Wright was born and lived most of her life in Albany. She graduated from Smith College in 1904 and later attended the Art Students League in New York City, where she won several prizes. Her first public exhibition was held at the National Academy of Design in 1909. After a stay in Paris she rented a studio in New York City and eventually returned to Albany in 1920. Her work, though largely figurative, was greatly influenced by Cubism and to some extent Futurism. The Fist, completed one year after her return from Paris, is one of her few abstract works. It exhibits a sophisticated understanding of abstract elements which she developed further in later works.

In addition to her artistic career, Wright was deeply involved in the suffrage movement and was a founding member of the League of Women Voters in New York State in 1921. She was also devoted to the humane treatment of animals and became known worldwide for her efforts.

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The Fist

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