Abbott, Mary Lee, 1921-2019

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Mary Lee Abbott (July 27, 1921 – August 23, 2019) was an American artist, known as a member of the New York School of abstract expressionists in the late 1940s and 1950s. Her abstract and figurative work were also influenced by her time spent in Saint Croix and Haiti, where she lived off and on throughout the 1950s.
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referencedIn Jackson Laboratory Oral History Collection, 1986 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Abbott, Mary, 1921-. Mary Abbott : artist file. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
referencedIn Abbott, Mary. [Mary Abbott] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
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New York City NY US
Westhampton Beach NY US
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Birth 1921-07-27

Death 2019-08-23

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