Hess, Thomas B.
Variant namesThomas Baur Hess (1920-1978) was an author, art critic, and editor of "Art News." Hess was an early proponent of Willem de Kooning and a champion of Abstract Expressionism.
From the description of Thomas B. Hess-Willem de Kooning papers, ca. 1951-1967. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 671019451
Art critic, editor, curator.
From the description of Reminiscences of Thomas B. Hess : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131728
Editor, art critic; New York, N.Y. Born 1920, died 1978.
Editor of ART NEWS, 1946-1972. Author of several books on American art, including ABSTRACT PAINTING: BACKGROUND AND AMERICAN PHASE, 1951, WILLEM DE KOONING, 1959, 1967, 1968, BARNETT NEWMAN, 1969, 1974, and AD REINHARDT CARTOONS, 1972. Appointed Consultive Chairman of the Department of 20th century art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. Worked at the Museum of Modern Art on "Magic Realist" exhibition. Founded LOCATION, 1963-1964, a magazine.
From the description of Thomas Hess papers, 1941-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571022
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| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Richard Bellamy | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Diane Waldman | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Tibor de Nagy | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Fairfield Porter | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Milton Resnick | Archives of American Art |
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Birth 1920
Death 1978
Americans
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