The genesis of Geldzahler’s book is the landmark exhibition, “New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970," with which The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened the celebration of its Centennial year. The artists represented are: Josef Albers, Milton Avery, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Joseph Cornell, Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Burgoyne Diller, Mark di Suvero, Dan Flavin, Helen Frankenthaler, Arshile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, Philip Guston, Hans Hofmann, Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Franz Kline, Gabe Kohn, Roy Lichtenstein, Morris Louis, Robert Morris, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Isamu Noguchi, Kenneth Noland, Claes Oldenburg, Jules Olitski, Jackson Pollock, Larry Poons, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, James Rosenquist, Mark Rothko, George Segal, David Smith, Tony Smith, Frank Stella, Clyfford Still, Bradley Walker Tomlin, and Andy Warhol.
Author: Henry Geldzahler
Title: New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1971
Physical Description: Softcover; Octavo; 494p
Condition: Good condition copy with mild edge wear, bumping to corners, rubbing to surfaces, and creasing on spine and back cover. Binding solid and square. Pages toned.
Comments: Beautiful content
