Lawrence Alloway papers 1935-2003

Johnson, Raynor Carey.

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Alloway, Lawrence, 1926-1990

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Lawrence Alloway, born in England in 1926 and largely self-educated, became a major 20th century critic of American art, known for his pluralism and inclusiveness. As a young man he was associated with the Independent Group in England, a circle of artists, critics and writers that included Reyner Banham, and that questioned conventional distinctions between high and low art. As a director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in London from 1954 to 1959, he introduced American Abstrac...

Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985

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French artist. From the description of Letters, 1955-1956, to Rene Drouin. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122444228 French painter, litographer, sculptor, architect and author. From the description of Correspondence and papers, 1944-1984. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78575673 French painter. From the description of Letters to "Editions Alecto." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583669 From the description of Letter...

Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970

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Painter, writer; New York City. From the description of Barnett Newman papers, 1943-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81461322 ...

Kaprow, Allan

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Allan Kaprow, Painter, educator of Pasadena, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Allan Kaprow, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657039358 From the description of Allan Kaprow interview, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186948 Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) was a painter and educator from Pasadena, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Allan Kaprow, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Smithson, Robert

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Robert Smithson (1938-1973) was the pioneer of land and earthworks art. He was also a noted sculptor, painter, writer, and lecturer working primarily in New York City. Smithson's wife, Nancy Holt (1938-) was a noted sculptor and filmmaker and also worked as an earthworks artist. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Smithson expressed an early interest in art, enrolling in classes at the Brooklyn Museum School and the Art Student's League in New York while still attending high sc...

Sleigh, Sylvia, 1916-2010

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Portrait painter, figure painter, and instructor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Sylvia Sleigh papers, 1961-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291392 ...

Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995

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Ray Johnson (1927-1995) was a painter from Locust Valley, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Ray Johnson, 1968 Apr. 17 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223586 Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ray Johnson is frequently referred to as the "father of mail art." He attended Black Mountain College in North Carolina from 1945 to 1948, then moved to New York. Although he worked as an abstract painter for several years, by 1953 Johnson h...

Flack, Audrey

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Audrey Flack (1931- ) is a Photorealist painter and sculptor in New York, N.Y. Flack studied under Josef Albers and taught at George Washington University, and is currently a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania, The Pratt Institute in New York, New York University, and The School of Visual Arts. From the description of Audrey Flack papers, circa 1952-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316739 Audrey Flack (1931-) is ...

Acconci, Vito, 1940-....

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B. 1940. From the description of Vito Acconci artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432004 B. in New York on January 24, 1940. From the description of Vito Acconci : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 440799764 Interviewee Vito Acconci (1940- ) is an installation artist, designer, and architect in Brooklyn, N.Y. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is a former director of iCI in N...

Fluxus (Group of artists)

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Fluxus is an international and interdisciplinary group of artists, composers, designers and poets that took shape in the 1960s and 1970s, founded by artist Willem de Ridder. Dutch gallerist and art critic Harry Ruhé describes Fluxus as "the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties". Fluxus is known for experimental contributions to different artistic media and disciplines. Fluxus is also known for generating art forms that were new when Fluxus artists created them. These art for...

Parsons, Betty, 1900-1982

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Betty Parsons (b. January 31, 1900, New York, NY–d. July 23, 1982, New York, NY) was one of the leading art dealers in New York City specializing in modern art, particularly the work of the Abstract Expressionists. She opened Betty Parsons Gallery in 1946 at 11 E. 57th St., later moving to 24 W. 57th St. The history of the Betty Parsons Gallery is inextricably bound to the life and experiences of its founder. Betty Parsons was born Betty Bierne Pierson on Janua...

Mayer, Rosemary

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