Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960 by Boyd William

Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960 by Boyd William

Author:Boyd, William [Boyd, William]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Published: 2011-05-03T03:00:00+00:00


Peter Barkasian on the beach at Fire Island, 1957. © The Estate of Logan Mountstuart, 1958

By the mid-1950s, the era of Abstract Expressionism and Action Painting was well under way. Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning led the pack, closely followed by other artists such as David Smith, Franz Kline and Robert Motherwell. The New York School was into its well-heeled, drink-fuelled, fame-driven stride. Like many artistic movements that claim the attention of the media, a deal of self-conscious myth-making occurred and stereotypes duly emerged (the artist as visionary drunk, the artist as surly macho brute, the artist as brawling suffering genius), as well as many a brief minor talent, seeking their moment of glory. Much of the initial socialising – the drinking, the talking, the sex – centred around the Cedar Tavern on University Place and 8th Street in Greenwich Village.



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