Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976

by Maurice Berger

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The abstract paintings of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner, Clyfford Still, Helen Frankenthaler, and others revolutionized the art world in the 1940s and 1950s and continue to inspire passionate arguments to this day. What were these artists trying to achieve? Who were the critical voices of the time that rallied public interest in Abstract Expressionism and sparked rancorous debate?

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0300139209

ISBN13:9780300139204

Release Date:August 2009

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:4.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 9.8" x 11.7"

Related Subjects

Art Art History Arts, Music & Photography Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions History & Criticism Humanities Individual Artists

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