exhibition / reference
Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fifties
MoMA exhibition retrospectively grouping nine distinct painters and sculptors who matured during later phases of Abstract Expressionism. AEU records the institutional framing without turning it into a permanent stylistic category.
Exhibition checklist
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Verified partial checklist: each listed entry has its own source, but AEU does not claim this is the exhibition’s complete checklist.
- Helen FrankenthalerSources: Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fifties
- Grace HartiganSources: Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fifties
- Joan MitchellSources: Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fifties
- Larry RiversSources: Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fifties
- Alfred LeslieSources: Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fifties
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Related records
- Helen Frankenthalerartist participated in exhibition
- Grace Hartiganartist participated in exhibition
- Joan Mitchellartist participated in exhibition
- Larry Riversartist participated in exhibition
- Alfred Leslieartist participated in exhibition
- The Museum of Modern Artexhibition at institution
- The Museum of Modern Artinstitution hosted exhibition
- “Second generation” as variable historical framing, 1950s–1971contextualizes without causal claim
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- Younger Abstract Expressionists of the Fiftiesmuseum exhibition · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗