Richard Pousette-Dart
Richard Pousette-Dart (born June 8, 1916 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ( USA ), † October 25, 1992 in Rockland County , New York ) was an American painter and graphic artist . He was one of the most important representatives of Abstract Expressionism .
Richard Pousette-Dart is one of the youngest members of the American Abstract Expressionist movement. As an artist he was self-taught .
Richard Pousette-Dart grew up in Valhalla , New York . He moved to Manhattan in 1937. To earn a living, he works as an assistant to the sculptor Paul Manship . In the 1940s she was an active member of the artistic avant-garde in New York City . In 1951, he moved to Rockland County , New York, where he lived and worked with his wife, the poet Evelyn Gracey until his death in 1992.
Richard Pousette-Dart's paintings and drawings have been shown at numerous national and international group exhibitions (e.g. documenta 2 1959 in Kassel ) and solo exhibitions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1969 to 1970; the Whitney Museum of American Art , New York 1963, 1974 and 1998; the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale , Fort Lauderdale , Florida 1986; the Indianapolis Museum of Art , Indiana 1990; The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York 1997; and the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt am Main 2001.
Works in museums and collections
- Addison Gallery of American Art , Andover, Massachusetts, USA
- Brooklyn Museum , New York, USA
- Corcoran Gallery of Art , Washington DC, USA
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , Washington DC, USA
- Indianapolis Museum of Art , USA
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art , USA
- Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York, USA
- Smithsonian American Art Museum , Washington DC, USA
- Museum of Fine Arts , Boston, USA
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) , New York, USA
- Galleria degli Uffizi , Florence, Italy
- Philadelphia Museum of Art , USA
- Schirn Kunsthalle , Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum , New York, USA
- Tel Aviv Museum of Art , Israel
- Whitney Museum of American Art , New York, USA
Web links
- Richard Pousette-Dart Biography: Hollis Taggart Galleries
- Materials by and about Richard Pousette-Dart in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pousette-dart, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Paul , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1992 |
| Place of death | Rockland County , New York |