abstract (general art genre)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Howard: Retrospective Exhibition 1925-1946, May 10-June 9, 1946
Sub-Series
Abstract
A retrospective exhibition of oil paintings, gouaches, and drawings by American artist Charles Howard. The exhibition records span five folders plus a catalog and object photographs.
Dates:
May 10-June 9, 1946
The Museum's Contemporary American Acquisitions, January 20-February 28, 1949
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of paintings by Walter Stuempfig, Ben Shahn, Yves Tenguy, and Charles Howard purchased from the Third Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Painting (1948).
Dates:
January 20-February 28, 1949