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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2 ed.)

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2010
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Art & Architecture
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179 words
A description generally applied to aspects of modern American painting in the late 1940s and early 1950s which were concerned both with the various forms of abstraction and with psychic ... More
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World Encyclopedia

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2004
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107 words

Mainly US art movement in which the creative process itself is examined and explored. It is neither wholly abstract nor

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The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art

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2011
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Art & Architecture
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4,848 words
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Term applied to a movement in American painting that flourished in the 1940s and 1950s, sometimes referred to as the

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The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3 ed.)

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Current Version:
2004
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Art & Architecture
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675 words
The dominant movement in American painting in the late 1940s and 1950s, characterized by a desire to convey powerful emotions through the sensuous qualities of paint, often on canvases of ... More
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The Oxford Companion to Western Art

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Current Version:
2003
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Art & Architecture
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675 words

The origins of the term are obscure, but it is used to describe the ethos shared by a group of

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Erika Doss

The Oxford Companion to United States History

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Current Version:
2004
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History, Regional and National History
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751 words

a dominant style of art in America from the end of World War II to the early 1960s.

Abstract Expressionism included the gestural painting of Jackson ...

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Encyclopedia of Aesthetics

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Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Art & Architecture, Philosophy
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4,219 words

The art movement known as Abstract Expressionism was characterized by gestural and/or nonobjective paintings and direct-welded metal sculptures. Also known

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