Stripes of industrial spray paint on this canvas recall the industrial city and undersides of highways Hedda Sterne, Number 3—1957 by Dr. Sarah Eckhardt and Dr. Steven Zucker
Lewis leaves behind the figure for abstracted fragments at the end of World War II Norman Lewis, Untitled by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Delaney celebrates the famous opera singer Marian Anderson as a modern icon of Black excellence and civil rights Beauford Delaney, Marian Anderson by Dr. Shawnya L. Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
"To use the whole social fabric of our society as a point of departure for abstraction reanimates it, dusts it off." Mark Bradford on Clyfford Still by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Looking closely at Jackson Pollock's great drip painting, Autumn Rhythm Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Abstract expressionism invites us in Finding meaning in abstraction by Sarah Alvarez, Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Why those hazy rectangles, and why should I care? Here’s why. The Case for Mark Rothko by The Art Assignment
Pollock dripped, flung, scattered, and poured paint on canvases spread out on the floor—but why? The Case for Jackson Pollock by The Art Assignment
Just because a painting isn’t full of angels doesn’t mean it isn’t spiritual and transcendent. Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960 by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Steven Zucker
De Kooning painted image after image on this canvas, continually wiping it down and starting again. Willem de Kooning, Woman, I by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Krasner severed the link between art and the everyday world, making important breakthroughs in abstraction. Lee Krasner, Untitled by Dr. Thomas Folland
Rothko wanted his paintings hung as low as possible, so the viewer could enter the painting. Mark Rothko (at MoMA) by The Museum of Modern Art
What happens when a painting is vandalized? See how conservators at Tate leapt into action to save a painting. Restoring Rothko by Tate
Newman called the lines in his paintings “zips.” Learn how they’re made and how they work. The Painting Techniques of Barnett Newman by The Museum of Modern Art
What separates Newman’s paintings from what a house painter paints? Barnett Newman by The Museum of Modern Art
Kline’s gallerist broke into his studio and replaced cheap paint with fine art paint—but Kline didn’t thank him. The Painting Techniques of Franz Kline by The Museum of Modern Art
Abstract Expressionists are sometimes thought of as solitary figures—Kline wasn’t. Franz Kline by The Museum of Modern Art
Radiography and historic photographs helped conservators uncover what this painting looked like before restoration. Conservation: Jackson Pollock, One: Number 31, 1950 by The Museum of Modern Art
Pollock drew in space with thin, industrially-produced paints over a canvas on the floor—learn how! The Painting Techniques of Jackson Pollock by The Museum of Modern Art
Learn how Pollock produced this early painting, before turning to the technique known as action painting. Paint Application Studies of Jackson Pollock’s Mural by The J. Paul Getty Museum