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Rebels: Painters and Poets of the 1950s
URL: http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/rebels/

Description:
This exhibit explores the innovative works of American painters and poets following the end of World War II. The site features essays about each of these groups, with discussions about painters such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko; and poets from "four overlapping constellations: the Beat Generation, the San Francisco Renaissance, the Black Mountain poets, and the New York School poets." Also includes selected images. From the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

LII Topics: Abstract Expressionism, American, Beat Generation, Modern Art, Poetry, Schools of Art

Publisher:
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Extra Keywords
second two WWII

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Abstract expressionism
American poetry -- 20th century
Arts -- United States
Nineteen fifties
Painting, American -- 20th century

LII Database Information:
Record 20921 created by Maria Brandt on 03/14/2006
Last modification on 03/20/2006
Published: 03/23/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20921

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