historical context / reference
Competing critical definitions, 1946–1965
Abstract Expressionism was named and interpreted through multiple critical frameworks. Coates, Rosenberg, Greenberg, Ashton, Hess, Sandler, and others did not produce one unified doctrine; AEU makes that plurality navigable without collapsing it into a consensus definition.
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- Abstract Expressionist New Yorkmuseum exhibition · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗
- Clement Greenberg papers: Biographical Notearchive · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗
- Harold and May Tabak Rosenberg papers: Biographical Notearchive · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗
- Dore Ashton papers, 1849, circa 1928-2014archive · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗
- Irving Sandler interviews and papers, 1944-2017archive · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗