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Franz Kline

Illustration by Bobby Evans

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6 years ago

“We didn’t think it was a movement” – meet the 1940s critics of Abstract Expressionism

Seeking advice as she co-curated our Abstract Expressionism exhibition, Edith Devaney went to New York to meet Dore Ashton and Irving Sandler – two commentators who championed the likes of Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning, and entertained them in their kitchens.

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Ten 1950s artist hangouts to visit in New York

The fabled Cedar Tavern might be long gone, but there are still plenty of Greenwich Village spots where you can grab a coffee, or something stronger, in the New York of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and friends.