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Alfred Barr, Water Lilies, & The Resurrection Of Claude Monet, Ally Huchro
Alfred Barr, Water Lilies, & The Resurrection Of Claude Monet, Ally Huchro
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis triangulates the answer to the ultimate question: What trends, events, people, and policies inspired and enabled Alfred Barr to acquire Claude Monet’s Water Lilies (1914-26) in 1955, thereby igniting the unprecedented Monet revival?
Bonded By Nature: The Prevalence Of Landscape Subjects Within Abstract Expressionism And Their Sources In American Art, Aileen F. Marcantonio
Bonded By Nature: The Prevalence Of Landscape Subjects Within Abstract Expressionism And Their Sources In American Art, Aileen F. Marcantonio
Theses and Dissertations
Landscape subjects reappear throughout Abstract Expressionism. Although it is often overlooked, landscapes were perhaps a natural subject for a group of artists that were known to work from their environment. When we focus on the landscape subjects, we gain a better understanding of Abstract Expressionism and its place within the canon of American art.
Bernice Lee Bing’S Art And Spiritual Practice, Lin Ma
Bernice Lee Bing’S Art And Spiritual Practice, Lin Ma
Theses and Dissertations
Living and working in northern California between the late 1950s and 1990s, abstract painter Bernice Lee Bing practiced Zen, Nichiren, and Nyingma Buddhism. This thesis studies what the visual and conceptual impact of these spiritual practices had on her abstract and visionary paintings.