Janet fish biography for kids

American painter

Janet Fish (born May 18, ) is a contemporary American realist artist. Through oil painting, lithography, and screenprinting, she explores the interaction of light with everyday objects in the still life genre.

Many of her paintings include elements of transparency (plastic wrap, water), reflected light,^[1] and multiple overlapping patterns depicted in bold, high color values.

Janet fish biography for kids

She has been credited with revitalizing the still life genre.

Early life and education

Janet Isobel Fish^[2] was born on () May 18, (age&#;86) in Boston, Massachusetts,^[3] and was raised in Bermuda, where her family moved when she was ten years old.^[3] From a young age, she was surrounded by many artistic influences.

Her father was professor of art history Peter Stuyvesant Fish and her mother was sculptor and potter Florence Whistler Voorhees.^[4] Her sister, Alida, is a photographer.^[5] Her grandfather, whose stu