May Stevens, ‘Big Daddy’ Artist Whose Work Protested Racism and the Vietnam War, Is Dead at 95

May Stevens, a key figure of the feminist art movement of the 1960s and 1970s, died on Monday at age 95 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, according to Ryan Lee, her New York gallery. A cause of death was not immediately available.
Stevens was known for her monumental paintings that dealt with social and political issues, as well as her activism, teaching, and writing. The artist used personal experiences and her responses to racism and oppression to inform her works, which span painting, collage, drawing