Leen, Nina, 1909-1995

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In May 1950, a group of New York painters wrote a letter to the Metropolitan Museum of Art protesting its anti-abstract bias in the selection of painters for the exhibit "American Painting Today 1950." The letter appeared in the N.Y. Times and the Herald Tribune. A photo of the group taken Nov. 24, 1950 appeared in Life's Jan. 15, 1951 issue, captioned "Irascible Group of Advanced Artists Led Fight Against Show."

From the description of [The Irascibles] [graphic] / Nina Leen. 1950. Nov. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477586

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creatorOf Leen, Nina, 1909-1995. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Theodoros Stamos papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Leen, Nina, 1909-. [The Irascibles] [graphic] / Nina Leen. Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Baziotes, William, 1912-1963. person
associatedWith Brooks, James, 1906- person
associatedWith De Kooning, Willem, 1904- person
associatedWith Ernst, Jimmy, 1920-1984. person
associatedWith Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974. person
associatedWith Motherwell, Robert. person
associatedWith Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970. person
associatedWith Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956. person
associatedWith Pousette-Dart, Richard, 1916-1992. person
associatedWith Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967. person
associatedWith Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970. person
associatedWith Stamos, Theodoros, 1922-1997. person
associatedWith Stamos, Theodoros and Savas, Georgianna person
associatedWith Sterne, Hedda, 1910- person
associatedWith Still, Clyfford, 1904- person
associatedWith Tomlin, Bradley Walker, 1899-1953. person
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Art, Abstract
Irascibles (Group of American artists)
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Birth 1909

Death 1995-01-01

Americans

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