Elaine Sturtevant: A Life of Replication and Re-evaluation Elaine Frances Sturtevant (1930 – 2014) was an American artist renowned for her conceptual practice of meticulously recreating artworks by other prominent artists. Her work challenged conventional notions of originality, authorship, and the very definition of art in the postmodern era. Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Sturtevant’s early life provided little indication of her future artistic path. She began her career in the 1950s, a period dominated by Abstract Expressionism. However, she quickly diverged…