The Classic Tradition in Contemporary Art
1953. Softcover. Blue wraps. 56 pp. profusely illustrated mostly BW. Good+,wear to wraps with some creases, penning on endpages, moderate foxing to pages. Item #207607
Five-page introduction by H.H. Arnason. The catalogue presents an interesting and thoughtful array of American and European artworks. A total of 146 works by over 125 artists, of whom about half are American. Brief biography of each artist, along with title(s) of works, dimensions, media and present owner. One-page bibliography. "Classic," as it applies to this exhibition, means a phase of contemporary art which is based on a sound system of structural and generally geometric drawing. Many of the works in this exhibition stress various phases of abstraction.
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