Gloria Petyarre

Known for her beautiful “medicine leaf” motif, Petyarre first began gaining attention in the late 1970s for her batik works.

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Hilde Reiss

Bauhaus-trained architect Hilde Reiss was among the émigrés who served as ambassadors for the new style in the United States. In 1946, she was hired by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis to serve as the curator of its new Everyday Art Gallery, one of the first museum spaces in the country devoted to modern design.

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