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By the time the Second World War ended, in 1945, some 70–85 million people had died, and cities across Europe and Asia were left in ruins. Economies were devastated in countries around the…
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Grace and Will: An Excerpt from Mary Gabriel’s New Book ‘Ninth Street Women’ on Painter Grace Hartigan and Art Market Changes in the 1950s
The book, published by Little Brown, recounts female artists' unbending ambitions and the evolution of an economy in which their work has been undervalued.
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From the Archives: Betty Parsons, Gallerist Turned Artist, Takes the Spotlight, in 1979
When art historians mention Betty Parsons, they’re usually talking about her New York gallery, which, in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, was responsible in part for making Abstract Expressionism…
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Estate of Betty Parsons, Storied Ab Ex Dealer Who Also Made Art, Goes to Alexander Gray Associates
Betty Parsons may be better known for her gallery, which, in the 1950s, was responsible for showing the “Four Horsemen” of Abstract Expressionism (Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Mark…
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Betty Parsons at David Findlay Jr.
She is most famous for her New York gallery that—from the 1940s through the ’70s—showcased the Abstract Expressionists, but Betty Parsons (1900–1982) was also a painter and sculptor. This…
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Van Doren Waxter Gallery Now Represents the Hedda Sterne Foundation
The Upper East Side’s Van Doren Waxter Gallery now represents the Hedda Sterne Foundation, and will display a selection of Sterne’s works from April 2 to May 1. Sterne, who died in 2011 at…
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The Key to Understanding John Cage’s Silent Piece at MoMA
A starkly empty drawing is the centerpiece of a Museum of Modern Art exhibition that explores John Cage's world-altering role in the creation and development of postmodernism
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The Parsons Effect
In the first of a series of articles on historically influential dealers, A.i.A. spotlights a 1977 conversation with the barrier-breaking Betty Parsons.
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