Albers worked in a discipline traditionally viewed as feminine, she was a student and ardent admirer of South American weaving, thought of as a niche interest in the US («I will be accused of crass one - sidedness in my feeling of awe for the textile arts of Peru») and she was married to Josef Albers, who achieved great fame as a painter in the post-war era ---- all these things perhaps contributed to her relative neglect towards the end of the twentieth century. (elephant.art)
Motherwell was also a major player in the development of colour field painting alongside painters such as Rothko and Barnett Newman, and a mentor to Cy Twombly and others who would achieve great fame as artists. (scmp.com)
PS2 release 1st with great fame on the video game industry. (n4g.com)