Anne Furman Banks studied art and design at Black Mountain College. She joined the student body in the fall of 1945 and studied until the summer of 1948. She focused on weaving and textile design and had positive course cards for all creative subjects.

Ilya Bolotowsky shared “A fine, extremely conscientious student. Shows a steadily growing understanding of plastic problems. Keeps on working and reworking a lot on a canvas at her own slow but steady pace. Will not be rushed. I should say that she is one of the more dependable students.”

She had a few setbacks during her stay at BMC. Her student files show that she left the college a few times for hospitalization in Asheville for psychiatric care, including shock therapy sessions.

Upon leaving the college in 1948, Anne married artist Joseph Fiore (1948-1952).

Alternative Names: Anne Fiore, Anne Redwine

Relationships

Husband: Joe Fiore

Courses Taken

Fall Term 1945-1946: Contemporary Society (Levi), Pedagogical Psychology (Wallen), Drawing (Albers), Painting (Albers), Principles of Writing (Merrick)

Winter 1945-1946: Drawing (Albers), Painting (Albers), Weaving (Albers), Design (Albers), Pedagogical Psychology (Wallen), Chorus (Jalowetz)

Spring Term 1945-46: Drawing (Albers), Painting (Albers), Design (Albers), Weaving (Albers), Field Work in Social Studies (Wallen), Chorus (Lowinsky)

Fall term 1946-47: Literary Criticism (Richards), Woodworking (Gregory), Painting (Bolotowsky), Weaving II (Mayer), Chorus (Schlesinger), Introduction to Music(Schlesinger)

Spring Term 1946-1947: Painting (Bolotowsky), Weaving (?), Problems of Philosophy (Dehn), a capella (Lowinsky)

Summer 1947: Painting (Bolotowsky), Weaving (Guermouprez), From Romanticism to Modern Music (Bodky), Gothic to Romantic (Bell), Chorus (Sproul)

Spring 1947-1948: Drawing (Bolotowsky), Weaving(Albers), History of Social Struggles (Bloomstein), Design (Albers), Chorus (Schlesinger)

Summer 1948: Dancing (Cunningham), Weaving (Albers), Painting (de Kooning), Acting (Livingston)