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Arthur Swoger

Norman Bluhm, Joan Mitchell, and Franz Kline, 1957

Description

Maker

Arthur Swoger, 1912-2000, American

Title

Norman Bluhm, Joan Mitchell, and Franz Kline

Year

1957

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

Image: 26.7 x 34.9 cm (10 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches)

Type

Credit

Museum Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2003.12.1

Exhibition History

Urban America, 1930-1970

December 1, 2006 - February 25, 2007

With the international recognition of New York's Abstract Expressionist painters in the 1950s, the city emerged as the new center of the art world. During this heady period, many artists congregated at The Cedar Tavern in Greenwich Village for conversation and release after working all day in the studio. Overindulgence often went hand in hand with the evening, as did heated debate. Swoger captured many candid images of luminaries in the bar, such as the painters portrayed here.

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