Washington Color School
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The Washington Color School was a mid-20th-century art movement in Washington, D.C., known for its abstract, color-field paintings emphasizing large areas of pure, flat color.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Color School canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American art movement
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art movement ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
Color Field painting
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post-painterly abstraction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Corcoran Gallery of Art
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Jefferson Place Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Gallery of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
painting
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visual arts ⓘ |
| floruit | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
carefully controlled compositions
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emphasis on color over gesture ⓘ hard-edge forms ⓘ large-scale canvases ⓘ minimal use of representational imagery ⓘ optical effects created by color relationships ⓘ soak-stain technique ⓘ use of acrylic paint ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alma Thomas
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Anne Truitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Mehring NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Kainen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Noland NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Berkowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Downing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 1950s ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Color Field artists
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later abstract painters in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract Expressionism
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Color Field painting of Barnett Newman ⓘ Color Field painting of Clyfford Still ⓘ Color Field painting of Mark Rothko ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| movement | Color Field painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flat, unmodulated color fields
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geometric abstraction ⓘ large areas of pure color ⓘ staining techniques on canvas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
chevron paintings by Kenneth Noland
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draped canvases by Sam Gilliam ⓘ stripe paintings by Gene Davis ⓘ veil paintings by Morris Louis ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
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surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
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| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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