Overview
Elsie Driggswas an American modernist painter whose work spanned a range of styles over a long and evolving career. Born in Pittsburgh and trained at the Art Students League in New York, she also studied abroad in Italy and was deeply influenced by European modernism.
Though often associated with the Precisionist movement early in her career, Driggs explored diverse subjects—from industrial landscapes to figurative compositions and, later, more expressive and imaginative works. Her practice reflected a persistent curiosity and willingness to shift direction, resisting easy categorization.
Driggs was one of the few women to gain recognition in the male-dominated art world of the 1920s and 1930s. Her work received renewed attention in her later years, and she is now recognized as a significant voice in 20th-century American art.