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Norman Lewis
American, 1909–1979 10 works onlineIn a 1968 interview the artist Norman Lewis commented several times on his reputation as a loner.” Self-deprecation aside, Lewis’s comments are surprising given the wide range of his artistic networks throughout his career.
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Action painting
Art critic Harold Rosenberg coined the term “action painting” in 1952 to describe the work of artists who painted using bold gestures that engaged more of the body than traditional easel painting.
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Art of This Century
Gallery 522In the 1940s the New York City art world expanded with the arrival of European émigrés escaping World War II.
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