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.
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Works by Four Contemporary California Artists: Jeremy Anderson, Ernest Briggs, Hassel Smith, James Weeks, September 26-November 11, 1953
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Abstract
An exhibition of four Bay Area-based American artists, including wood sculptures by Jeremy Anderson and oil paintings by Ernest Briggs, Hassel Smith, and James Weeks. The exhibition records span one folder plus photographs.
Dates:
September 26-November 11, 1953