The New York School

by Dore Ashton

Book Overview

With the emergence of Abstract Expressionism after World War II, the attention of the international art world turned from Paris to New York. Dore Ashton captures the vitality of the cultural milieu in which the New York School artists worked and argued and critiqued each other's work from the 1930s to the 1950s. Working from unsifted archives, from contemporary newspapers and books, and from extensive conversations with the men and women who participated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140052631
• ISBN13: 9780140052633
• Release Date: July 1979
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fine history

Dore Ashton doesn't disappoint with this interesting history of the New York school of art. Ashton has been there, done that, and writes with a clear, readable style. This book is a must for every artist, art student, and anyone interested in art and the art world. Buy the paperback and enjoy.