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ACTION/ABSTRACTION CATALOGUE
A 332-page catalogue co-published by
The Jewish Museum, New York, and Yale University Press accompanies the exhibition Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940–1976.
Drawing on recent critical, historical, and biographical work, the lavishly illustrated catalogue was edited by organizing curator Norman Kleeblatt, Chief Curator, Jewish Museum, and includes essays by Saint Louis Art Museum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Charlotte Eyerman and other leading scholars.
The catalogue is available in the Saint Louis Art Museum Shop and through the online store.
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A 332-page catalogue co-published by
The Jewish Museum, New York, and Yale University Press accompanies the exhibition Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940–1976.
Drawing on recent critical, historical, and biographical work, the lavishly illustrated catalogue was edited by organizing curator Norman Kleeblatt, Chief Curator, Jewish Museum, and includes essays by Saint Louis Art Museum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Charlotte Eyerman and other leading scholars.
The catalogue is available in the Saint Louis Art Museum Shop and through the online store.
Click Here to Learn More >>
PICTURED WORK OF ART
David Smith, American, 1906–1965; Cubi XIV, 1963; stainless steel; 125 1/2 x 78 x 30 3/4 inches;
Saint Louis Art Museum, Friends Fund 32:1979; Art © Estate of David Smith / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
David Smith, American, 1906–1965; Cubi XIV, 1963; stainless steel; 125 1/2 x 78 x 30 3/4 inches;
Saint Louis Art Museum, Friends Fund 32:1979; Art © Estate of David Smith / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY