Post WW II New York exploded onto the world stage as the new center of modern art with Abstract Expressionist painters leading the charge. However, surging in their wake were new generations of painters eager to push the limits of American art.
William M. Perthes is the Bernard C. Watson Director of Adult Education at the Barnes Foundation. William is an art historian whose scholarship focuses on Modernism, particularly in the United States, with a special concentration on the Abstract Expressionist painters.
From Joan Mitchell and Alice Neel to Horace Pippin and Romare Bearden, from Andy Warhol and Keith Haring to Barkley L. Hendricks and Jean-Michel Basquiat, American art of the second half of the 20th century was diverse and challenging. Rediscover and discover anew the painting of this dynamic period of American art.
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2024/04/11 - 2024/04/11
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne, PA 19087
Wayne Art Center has two main entrances, including a handicap ramp for ease of entrance.