1. Rosalyn Drexler was born on November 25,1926 and is an American visual artist, novelist, Obie Award-winning playwright, and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, and former professional wrestler.
23 Facts About Rosalyn Drexler
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Rosalyn Drexler was born in 1926 in the Bronx, New York.
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Rosalyn Drexler grew up in the Bronx and East Harlem, New York.
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Rosalyn Drexler had considerable exposure to the performing arts as a child, attending vaudeville acts with her friends and family.
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Rosalyn Drexler's parents exposed her to the visual arts at an early age, buying her art posters, books, coloring boxes, and crayons, which she has cited as an influence.
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Rosalyn Drexler attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City where she majored in voice.
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Rosalyn Drexler attended Hunter College for one semester only before leaving school to marry figure painter Sherman Drexler at 19 in 1946.
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Rosalyn Drexler is the subject of many of her husband's paintings.
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Rosalyn Drexler went on tour around the country, but returned home after becoming upset about racism in the southern states, such as segregated seating and water fountains.
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Rosalyn Drexler has made several paintings based around women's wrestling, including Take Down, Lost Match, and The Winner.
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Rosalyn Drexler was one of 15 writers for the 1973 CBS comedy special Lily, starring Lily Tomlin, Alan Alda, and Richard Pryor.
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Rosalyn Drexler began making found-object sculptures for display in her home while living in Berkeley, California where her husband was finishing his art degree.
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In 1955, Rosalyn Drexler exhibited her first works alongside her husband's paintings.
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Rosalyn Drexler's work was praised by David Smith and Franz Kline of the New York School.
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Rosalyn Drexler did odd jobs to make a living while artmaking, including being a waitress, a cigarette girl, a hatcheck, and a masseuse.
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Rosalyn Drexler searched through old magazines, posters, and newspapers to source imagery for her paintings.
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Rosalyn Drexler's paintings continued to enjoy favorable reviews and were exhibited in major Pop art exhibitions throughout the 1960s.
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In spite of this, in 1968, Rosalyn Drexler signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.
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In 2022, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden referenced the name of Rosalyn Drexler's 1963 painting "Put it this way" in their exhibit "Put It This Way: visions of The Hirshhorn Collection," which will run until Fall 2023.
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Rosalyn Drexler's images were drawn from easily understood public media.
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Rosalyn Drexler's The Love and Violence series is a body of paintings that depicts abusive relationships between men and women.
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Rosalyn Drexler has listed Franz Kline and Bill and Elaine de Kooning as close friends of her and her husband.
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Rosalyn Drexler had connections to Eva Hesse, George Segal, Lucas Samaras, Claes Oldenburg, Billy Kluver, Bob Beauchamp, Dodie Muller, Alice Neel, and Joy Harjo.