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Action/Abstraction : Pollock, de Kooning, and American art, 1940-1976 / edited by Norman L. Kleeblatt ; cultural timeline by Maurice Berger ; essays by Debra Bricker Balken [and 7 others]
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Action/Abstraction : Pollock, de Kooning, and American art, 1940-1976 / edited by Norman L. Kleeblatt ; cultural timeline by Maurice Berger ; essays by Debra Bricker Balken [and 7 others]

by Norman L. Kleeblatt, Maurice Berger, Debra Bricker Balken

This illustrated volume examines the Abstract Expressionist movement and the influential critics who shaped its reception. Essays analyse the style's development, its impact on subsequent art, and the intellectual culture of post-war New York.

Accession 16886 ISBN 9780300122152 Publisher Jewish Museum, Yale University Press
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