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Greenberg’s 1939 essay is stored as a bibliographic/discourse node because it precedes the Abstract Expressionist period and helps document the critical framework he later brought to modern American painting. AEU does not equate this essay with a definition of Abstract Expressionism.
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Greenberg’s 1939 essay is stored as a bibliographic/discourse node because it precedes the Abstract Expressionist period and helps document the critical framework he later brought to modern American painting. AEU does not equate this essay with a definition of Abstract Expressionism.
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- Clement Greenberg papers: Biographical Notearchive · authority tier 1 · verified 2026-09-09Open source ↗