Despite the popularity of Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism, many American artists remained committed to figural representation—with a critical edge.
1945 - 1980
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Duane Hanson, Executive, originally titled, Another Day
Museum visitors often mistake this sculpture for a real person
Jess, If All the World Were Paper and All the Water Sink
From the Manhattan Project to nursery rhymes, a collision of art and science.
Benny Andrews, Flag Day
Does the figure emerge from the stripes of the flag, or do they imprison him?