Abstract Painting in America Opens in New York
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: February 12-March 22, 1935
Article abstract: The Whitney Museum mounted the first comprehensive exhibition of American abstract painting.
Summary of Event
In February, 1935, the Whitney Museum of American Art mounted an exhibition entitled Abstract Painting in America that traced the development of an abstract style of painting in the United States during the early part of the twentieth century. The show also examined the extent of the commitment by American artists to abstraction. This attempt at a comprehensive examination of artists working in an abstract idiom was a...
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