Mabel Dwight: Performing Artist in New York

About Mabel Dwight

Mabel Dwight was an American printmaker best known for lithographs that observe everyday life with dry wit and a steady moral attention. She came to prominence in the interwar years, earning major critical notice and being cited in the 1930s among the leading printmakers working in the United States. Her images favor clear drawing and close social observation over spectacle, finding comedy without losing sympathy. In New York City, her work is presented in the context of museum exhibition at the Whitney, including “Mabel Dwight: Cool Head, Warm Heart.”