Seliger, Charles, 1926-2009

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Painter; Mt. Vernon, N.Y.

From the description of Charles Seliger diaries, 1959-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82274962

Painter, designer; Mount Vernon, N.Y.

From the description of Charles Seliger interview, 1968 May 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78015310

American artist, the youngest of the original artists of the Abstract Expressionist movement. His work was first shown at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century gallery in 1945 and often included with paintings of Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, and others in influential exhibitions thereafter.

From the description of Journals (147), 1956-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270964051

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referencedIn Commercial Decal, Inc. Commercial Decal, Inc. Collection, 1930-mid-1970s. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Seliger, Charles : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Willkie, Wendell Lewis 1892-1944. Correspondence, 1935, 1941. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Willard Gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Seliger, Charles, 1926-. Journals (147), 1956-2003. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Mark Tobey papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Seliger, Charles, 1926-2009. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Charles Seliger diaries Archives of American Art
creatorOf SELIGER, CHARLES. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
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creatorOf Merle Schipper interviews Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interview with Charles Seliger Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Commercial Decal, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Cummings, Paul, person
associatedWith Schipper, Merle. person
associatedWith Tobey, Mark. person
associatedWith Willard Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Willkie, Wendel L. (Wendel Lewis), 1892-1944. person
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New York (State)
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
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Painting, Modern
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Birth 1926

Death 2009

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