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Abstract Expressionism was the dominant movement in experimental American painting from the 1940s through the early 1960s. This book is a collection of articles, reviews and essays that chronicle the history of the movement. Drawing upon a range of sources, including newspapers, magazines and exhibition catalogues, the original debates about the validity of 'action painting' are dramatically illustrated, and can be compared with later, retrospective views. The articles selected for the volume include classic statements from the most influential and prolific critics, including Clement Greenberg, Harold Rosenberg, and Hilton Kramer. However the Shapiros have also striven to include iconoclasts from the 1950s and 1960s such as Leon Golub and John Canaday to suggest the full range of critical discussion. Six representative artists are the subject of extended sections that include biographical chronologies, reviews, and the artists' own comments: Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.
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This book is a collection of articles, reviews and essays that chronicle the history of the Abstract Expressionism movement of the 1940's to the early 1960's. The volume includes classic statements from the most influential and prolific critics as well as biographical chronologies, reviews, and the artists' own comments on their paintings.
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Simon: Since these discussions are concerned with the origins of the so-called New York School, I would welcome your detailed reminiscences of the period roughly from 1939 to 1943. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Simon: Since these discussions are concerned with the origins of the so-called New York School, I would welcome your detailed reminiscences of the period roughly from 1939 to 1943. Read the first page
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This collection of essays, articles and interviews from the Sixties is a rare opportunity to reflect on the formation and development of what has become a defined painting movement. Essential reading for modernist painters and art historians alike.
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Essential for Abstract Expressionist Enthusiasts
4 Oct 2005
Anyone interested in the history, philosophy, and foundation of Abstract Expressionism will enjoy this anthology of classic writings on the movement---from contemporary critics, the artists themselves, and later historical evaluation.
This is a real resource for those curious about that important time in American influence, and dominance, in avant-garde art.
This is a real resource for those curious about that important time in American influence, and dominance, in avant-garde art.
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