The New York School
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With the emergence of Abstract Expressionism after World War II, the attention of the international art world turned from Paris to New York. Dore Ashton captures the vitality of the cultural milieu in which the New York School artists worked and argued and critiqued each other's work from the 1930s to the 1950s. Working from unsifted archives, from contemporary newspapers and books, and from extensive conversations with the men and women who participated in the rise of the New York School, Ashton provides a rich cultural and intellectual history of this period. In examining the complex sources of this important movement--from the WPA program of the 1930s and the influx of European ideas to the recognition in the 1950s of American painting on an international scale--she conveys the concerns of an extraordinary group of artists including Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, Philip Guston, Barnett Newman, Arshile Gorky, and many others. Rare documentary photographs illustrate Ashton's classic appraisal of the New York School scene.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140052631
ISBN13:9780140052633
Release Date:July 1979
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:246 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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A fine history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Dore Ashton doesn't disappoint with this interesting history of the New York school of art. Ashton has been there, done that, and writes with a clear, readable style. This book is a must for every artist, art student, and anyone interested in art and the art world. Buy the paperback and enjoy.
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